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Vangueria infausta
infausta
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| Synonyms: |
Vangueria tomentosa Hochst. |
| Common names: | Munjiro (Shona) Munzviro (Shona) Munzvirwa (Shona) Umthofu (Ndebele) Umviyo (Ndebele) Velvet wild medlar (English) |
| Frequency: | Common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small deciduous tree. Young branches and leaves velvety hairy. Flowers in branched, densely hairy inflorescences, greenish-yellow creamy-white, appearing before the leaves are fully developed. Fruits in pairs along the branches, held below the leaves, round, up to 45 mm, green to yellowish brown when ripe. The fruits are edible. |
| Notes: | Superficially similar to Vangueriopsis lanciflora when in leaf. Subsp. rotundata is distinguished by more extensively branched inflorescences, fully developed leaves at the time of flowering and more pointed corolla lobes. It is found in Eastern Zimbabwe. Note: the leaves of this species and other species of Vangueria are often infested with distinctly stalked galls. |
| Derivation of specific name: | infausta: bad luck or disastrous; probably referring to the traditional superstitions involved with this tree. |
| Habitat: | In different types of woodland and wooded grassland, often on rocky hillsides. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1870 m |
| Flowering time: | Sep - Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | From Rwanda and Tanzania to KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | W,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 11 March 2007 |
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Flora of Mozambique: Vangueria infaustaAfrican Plant Database: Vangueria infausta
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Vangueria infausta
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Vangueria infausta
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Vangueria infausta
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Vangueria infausta
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Vangueria infausta
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Vangueria infausta
JSTOR Plant Science: Vangueria infausta
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Vangueria infausta
Tropicos: Vangueria infausta
West African Plants database: Vangueria infausta
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