Nuxia floribunda Benth.

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Vumba rd before Essex rd turn-off

Synonyms:	Nuxia polyantha Gilg
Common names:	Forest elder (English) Forest nuxia (English)
Frequency:
Status:	Native
Description:	Small to medium-sized tree. Leaves opposite or in whorls of 3, broadly elliptic, light glossy green, hairless; margin entire or obscurely toothed on young plants. Flowers small, white, borne in large, conspicuous, branched heads, up to 300 mm long; sweetly scented. Fruit a small ovoid capsule, protruding from the persistent calyx, pale brown.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	floribunda: with abundant flowers
Habitat:	In evergreen forest and along forest margins.
Altitude range: (metres)	450 - 2000 m
Flowering time:	(Apr-) May - Sep
Worldwide distribution:	E Africa southwards to S Africa
Zimbabwe distribution:	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 6 August 2006
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