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Strychnos usambarensis
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Castleburn Forest, Vumba
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Castleburn Forest, Vumba
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| Synonyms: |
Strychnos micans S. Moore |
| Common names: | Blue bitter-berry (English) Stipe-fruited strychnos (English) |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or small tree, sometimes climbing. Leaves opposite, held in one plane, ovate to elliptic with a very distinct drip-tip, glossy dark green above, 3-5-veined from the base. Flowers very small, in axillary clusters, whitish to yellowish-green, sweetly scented. Fruits soft-shelled, 1-1.5 cm in diameter, yellow when ripe. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | usambarensis: of the Usambara Mountains, Tanzania |
| Habitat: | In forest and rocky slopes in woodland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 2000 m |
| Flowering time: | Jan - May |
| Worldwide distribution: | Tropical Africa to KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | W,C,E,S |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
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Flora of Mozambique: Strychnos usambarensisAfrican Plant Database: Strychnos usambarensis
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Strychnos usambarensis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Strychnos usambarensis
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Strychnos usambarensis
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Strychnos usambarensis
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Strychnos usambarensis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Strychnos usambarensis
JSTOR Plant Science: Strychnos usambarensis
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Strychnos usambarensis
Tropicos: Strychnos usambarensis
West African Plants database: Strychnos usambarensis
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