Uapaca nitida Müll. Arg.
var. nitida

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Photo: Bart Wursten
Christon Bank

Photo: Bart Wursten
By road in to Christon Bank

Synonyms:	Uapaca microphylla Pax
Common names:	Narrow-leaved mahobohobo (English)
Frequency:
Status:	Native
Description:	Small to medium-sized tree. Bark very rough and deeply cracked. Leaves elliptic, oblong or elliptic-oblanceolate, up to 16 cm long, shiny green, hairless with 7-14 pairs of lateral veins, apex broadly tapering or rounded; margin entire, sometimes wavy. Flowers are unisexual, mostly on different trees, creamy-green. Fruit ellipsoid, c. 2 cm long. See var. longifolia for comparison.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	nitida: glossy, shining
Habitat:	In low-altitude Brachystegia woodland.
Altitude range: (metres)	Up to 1830 m
Flowering time:	Mar - Jun. especially April
Worldwide distribution:	Tanzania, Kenya to Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Also DRC, Burundi, Angola.
Zimbabwe distribution:	N,C
Growth form:
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects (whose larvae eat this species):
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Content last updated:	Sunday 16 March 2008
Literature:	Smith, P. & Allen, Q. (2004). Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of the Miombo Woodlands Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ISBN 1 84246 073 0 Pages 144 - 145. (Includes a picture).

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