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Cordia africana
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Mukuvisi Woodland, office area
Photo: Bart Wursten
National Botanic Garden, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
National Botanic Garden, Harare
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| Synonyms: |
Cordia abyssinica R. Br. ex A. Rich. |
| Common names: | Large-leaved cordia (English) Large-leaved saucer-berry (English) |
| Frequency: | Local. The distribution is patchy and the trees are never common. |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small to medium-sized deciduous tree with a rounded crown. The leaves are broadly ovate, rough to the touch with clear net-veining. The flowers in terminal heads, white, funnel-shaped and sweetly scented. The fruits are edible, orange when ripe. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | africana: African |
| Habitat: | In moist woodland and along stream banks. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 550 - 1700 m |
| Flowering time: | Apr - Jun |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa from Guinea to Ethiopia and from the Sudan to Angola and northern S Africa; also Arabia. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,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: | Sunday 7 October 2007 |
| Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1981). Common Trees of the Central Watershed Woodlands of Zimbabwe. Natural Resources Board, Harare. Pages 196 - 197. as Cordia abyssinica (Includes a picture). Martins, E.S. (1990). Boraginaceae FZ 7(4) Pages 61 - 62. |
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Flora Zambesiaca web site: Cordia africana
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