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Bridelia micrantha
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By main Vumba rd
Photo: Bart Wursten
By main Vumba rd
Photo: Bart Wursten
By main Vumba rd
Photo: Bart Wursten
Great Zimbabwe
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Mitzeerie (English) Mudzinza (Shona) Mufukusi (Shona) Mukodokodo (Shona) Mukwandu (Shona) Mushungunu (Shona) Mutorarwizi (Shona) Mutsetsauta (Shona) Mutugusi (Shona) |
| Frequency: | Common in high rainfall areas |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small to medium-sized tree, evergreen or deciduous. Young branchlets often with spines, occasionally blunt thorns are still present on older branches. Leaves elliptic to obovate, glossy dark green, paler below. Flowers unisexual on the same tree, very small, yellow-green, in axillary clusters. Fruit an ellipsoid berry, blackish when ripe, edible and sweet. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | micrantha: small-flowered |
| Habitat: | In riverine forest, woodland and along forest margins. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 300 - 1750 m |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | Throughout tropical Africa to the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Also in Réunion. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,C,E,S |
| Growth form: | ST |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | Abantis paradisea (Paradise skipper) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 24 February 2007 |
| Literature: |
Radcliffe-Smith, A. (1996). Euphorbiaceae FZ 9(4) Pages 20 - 21. |
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Flora of Mozambique: Bridelia micranthaAfrican Plant Database: Bridelia micrantha
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Bridelia micrantha
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Bridelia micrantha
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Bridelia micrantha
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Bridelia micrantha
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Bridelia micrantha
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Bridelia micrantha
JSTOR Plant Science: Bridelia micrantha
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Bridelia micrantha
Tropicos: Bridelia micrantha
West African Plants database: Bridelia micrantha
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