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Mystroxylon aethiopicum
schlechteri
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Marydale Point Lake Chivero Recreational Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Marydale Point Lake Chivero Recreational Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Marydale Point Lake Chivero Recreational Park
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| Synonyms: |
Cassine aethiopica Thunb. Cassine schlechteri (Loes.) Davison Cassine sphaerophylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze Cassine velutinum (Loes. ex Harv.) Davison Elaeodendron aethiopicum (Thunb.) Oliv. Mystroxlon schlechteri Loes. |
| Common names: | Kooboo-berry (English) Mudangwa (Shona) |
| Frequency: | Common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or small tree. Leaves spirally arranged, ovate, elliptic to obovate, up to 12 cm long, glossy green above, paler below, venation prominent, yellowish, with or without hairs; margin finely dentate. Flowers in terminal heads, yellowish-green, c. 5 mm in diameter. Fruit ovoid, 1-2 cm long, bright red when ripe. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | aethiopicum: of Ethiopia, a historic name for large parts of Africa |
| Habitat: | In a wide variety of habitats, evergreen forest margins, miombo and dry deciduous woodland, riverine fringes, or rocky hillsides, often on termite mounds. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 2100 m |
| Flowering time: | Dec - Feb (also May - Jun) |
| Worldwide distribution: | from Ethiopia and Sudan to the Cape, S Africa; West to Namibia and Angola. Also in Guinee, Cameroun, Madagascar, Seychelles and Comoros. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
| Growth form: | ST |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Sunday 25 February 2007 |
| Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1981). Common Trees of the Central Watershed Woodlands of Zimbabwe. Natural Resources Board, Harare. Pages 126 - 127. as Cassine aethiopica (Includes a picture). |
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