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Acokanthera rotundata
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National Botanic Garden of Belgium
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National Botanic Garden of Belgium
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| Synonyms: |
Acokanthera schimperi (A. DC.) Schweinf. var. rotundata Codd |
| Common names: | Round-leaved poison-bush (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or small tree. Bark greyish-brown, rough; branches conspicuously angled and ribbed, milky sap present. Leaves opposite broadly elliptic to subcircular, up to 7.5 cm long, shiny dark green above, paler below, very stiff and leathery, often very rough to the touch above; margin entire, often rolled under. Inflorescence of many-flowered axillary clusters; corolla white, often pink to red on the corolla tube, sweetly scented. Fruit almost round, fleshy, up to 2 cm in diameter, red to purple when ripe. |
| Notes: | Note: a very poisonous species but the ripe fruit is edible though very bitter. |
| Derivation of specific name: | rotundata: rotund, broadly rounded, referring to the relatively broad leaves. |
| Habitat: | In dry woodland among rocks. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Feb - May |
| Worldwide distribution: | Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Limpopo, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,E,S |
| Growth form: | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Biegel, H.M. (1977). Check-list of ornamental plants used in Rhodesian parks and gardens. Rhodesia Agricultural Journal. Research Report No. 3. Page 19. |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Acokanthera rotundata pageAfrican Plant Database: Acokanthera rotundata
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Acokanthera rotundata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Acokanthera rotundata
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Acokanthera rotundata
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Acokanthera rotundata
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Acokanthera rotundata
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Acokanthera rotundata
JSTOR Plant Science: Acokanthera rotundata
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Acokanthera rotundata
Tropicos: Acokanthera rotundata
West African Plants database: Acokanthera rotundata
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