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Diospyros mespiliformis
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Nr Umvumvumvu R Br. by Mutare to Birchenough Br. rd
Photo: Bart Wursten
Nr Umvumvumvu R Br. by Mutare to Birchenough Br. rd
Photo: Bart Wursten
By road from Sinamatella to Mandavu Dam, Hwange NP
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| Synonyms: |
Diospyros sabiensis Hiern |
| Common names: | African ebony (English) Jackal-berry (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Medium-sized to large tree. Bark dark grey to black, very rough with long vertical fissures. Leaves alternate, oblong-elliptic, dark green above, paler below, hairless. Flowers axillary, solitary, cream to pale yellow with greyish hairs on the calyx and pedicel. Fruit fleshy, ovoid to round, yellow to purple when ripe, embedded in the persistent calyx lobes. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | In riverine fringes or on termite hills in open woodland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa from Senegal to Eritrea and Yemen, southwards to Namibia, S Africa and southern Mozambique |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
| Growth form: | T |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 20 July 2007 |
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Flora of Mozambique: Diospyros mespiliformisAfrican Plant Database: Diospyros mespiliformis
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Diospyros mespiliformis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Diospyros mespiliformis
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Diospyros mespiliformis
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Diospyros mespiliformis
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Diospyros mespiliformis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Diospyros mespiliformis
JSTOR Plant Science: Diospyros mespiliformis
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Diospyros mespiliformis
Tropicos: Diospyros mespiliformis
West African Plants database: Diospyros mespiliformis
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