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Hoslundia opposita
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Vumba rd, near Inn on the Vumba
Photo: Bart Wursten
Vumba rd, near Inn on the Vumba
Photo: Bart Wursten
Twentydales ext., Epworth, Harare.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Road from Mt Selinda to Espungabera border post
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Amalilibhobo (Ndebele) Butter-berry (English) Hwahwa-hweshiri (Shona) Muvuvudzi (Shona) Orange bird-berry (English) Umbovana (Ndebele) Utshwala-benyoni (Ndebele) |
| Frequency: | Common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub-like aromatic perennial herb up to 3m tall, often regenerating and flowering after fire. Stems and branches sharply 4-angled; branches and leaves opposite. Leaves elliptic, velvety; margin serrate; petiole short. Flowers in terminal branched inflorescences, greenish-white, small. Fruit, ovoid, ribbed, bright orange when ripe. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | opposita: opposite, referring to the branches and the leaves |
| Habitat: | In open Brachystegia woodland and grassland |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 700 - 1540 m |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Feb |
| Worldwide distribution: | |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
| Growth form: | Ps |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | Acherontia atropos (Death's head hawk) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 67. (Includes a picture). |
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Flora of Mozambique: Hoslundia oppositaAfrican Plant Database: Hoslundia opposita
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Hoslundia opposita
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Hoslundia opposita
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Hoslundia opposita
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Hoslundia opposita
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Hoslundia opposita
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Hoslundia opposita
JSTOR Plant Science: Hoslundia opposita
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Hoslundia opposita
Tropicos: Hoslundia opposita
West African Plants database: Hoslundia opposita
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