Rapanea melanophloeos (L.) Mez

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Globe Rock, Vumba

Synonyms:	Rapanea umbratilis S. Moore
Common names:	Cape beech (English) Mudonera (Shona) Mudongera (Shona) Mufuro (Shona) Mukwiramakoko (Shona) Murwiti (Shona) Mutomo (Shona)
Frequency:
Status:	Native
Description:	Small to large evergreen tree with a straight stem, sometimes fluted at the base in large specimens. Leaves are crowded near the end of branches and the petioles are typically pink to red turning purple-brown in older leaves; lamina with translucent dots and streaks. The flowers are borne in small inconspicuous fascicles, axillary along the branches
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	melanophloeos: with black bark
Habitat:	A species of montane evergreen and riverine forests, sometimes on more exposed rocky cliffs in high rainfall areas.
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:	Jun - Aug (often later)
Worldwide distribution:	Widespread in tropical and southern Africa
Zimbabwe distribution:	N,C,E
Growth form:	ST
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects (whose larvae eat this species):
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
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