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Feretia aeruginescens
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Mukuvisi Woodland, office area
Photo: Bart Wursten
Mukuvisi Woodland, office area
Photo: Rob Burrett
National Botanic Garden, Harare
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| Common names: | Feretia (E) Red-leaved medlar (E) | |
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| Status: | Native | |
| Description: |
Scrambling shrub or small tree. The top layer of the bark is reddish and flaking. Young branches pubescent. Leaves opposite, oblanceolate to obovate, borne on the new branches; densely reddish-brown pubescent below. Flowers white, flushed with pink, solitary or in clusters, borne on the branches and stems. Fruits near-spherical, often crowned with the remains of the calyx; deep red when mature. | |
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| Habitat: | In riverine fringes or woodland, usually near water. | |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1100 m | |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Nov | |
| Worldwide distribution: | ||
| Zimbabwe distribution: | NWC | |
| Growth form: | ST | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | ||
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Other sources of information about Feretia aeruginescens:
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Feretia aeruginescens
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Feretia aeruginescens
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Feretia aeruginescens
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Feretia aeruginescens
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Feretia aeruginescens
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Feretia aeruginescens
West African Plants database: Feretia aeruginescens
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