Embelia schimperi Vatke

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Chirinda Forest campsite.

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Synonyms:	Embelia abyssinica Baker Embelia bambuseti Gilg & Schellenb. Embelia batesii S. Moore Embelia dasyantha Gilg & Schellenb. Embelia gilgii Mez Embelia guineensis Baker Embelia kilimandscharica Gilg Embelia mujenja Gilg Embelia nyassana Gilg Embelia pellucida (Hiern) K. Schum. Embelia retusa Gilg Embelia tessmannii Gilg & Shellenb. Embelia tibatiensis Gilg & Schellenb. Pattara pellucida Hiern
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Status:	Native
Description:	Climbing shrub or liane with long trailing branches, the climbing aided by short hardened lateral branchlets. Leaves spirally arranged, crowded at the ends of branches, very variable in shape, up to c. 6 cm long, thinly fleshy, hairless, rounded or notched at the apex; margin entire. Flowers in spikes on the old lateral shoots, greenish to yellowish, unisexual on the same plant, sometimes bisexual. Fruit somewhat depressed-spherical, c. 5 mm in diameter, scarlet when ripe.
Notes:	This species is very variable, particularly in leaf-shape, and occurs widespread in Africa. This explains the extensive synonymy.
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Habitat:	Along forest margins, on river banks and on termite hills in woodland.
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Worldwide distribution:	Widespread in tropical Africa.
Zimbabwe distribution:	E
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Content last updated:	Tuesday 3 January 2012
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Other sources of information about Embelia schimperi:

Flora of Mozambique: Embelia schimperi
African Plant Database: Embelia schimperi
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Embelia schimperi
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Embelia schimperi
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Embelia schimperi
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Embelia schimperi
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Embelia schimperi
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Embelia schimperi
JSTOR Plant Science: Embelia schimperi
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Embelia schimperi
Tropicos: Embelia schimperi
West African Plants database: Embelia schimperi