Vangueria randii S. Moore
subsp. randii

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Synonyms:	Vangueria chartacea Robyns
Common names:	Anthill wild medlar (English) Munjiro (Shona) Munzviro (Shona) Munzvirwa (Shona) Umtohfu (Ndebele) Umviyo (Ndebele)
Frequency:	Common
Status:	Native
Description:	Shrub or small tree. Leaves elliptic, glabrous, thinly textured, dark green above, distinctly paler grey-green below; margin entire but wavy. Flowers in dense heads, pale greenish yellow, the calyx lobes lengthened into slender "tails". Fruit near-spherical, yellowish green when ripe, crowned with the remains of the calyx.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	randii: named after Dr R.F. Rand (1856-1937), English Medical doctor and early plant collector in Zimbabwe.
Habitat:	In open woodland and along rivers, often associated with termite mounds.
Altitude range: (metres)	1050 - 1890 m
Flowering time:	Oct - Mar
Worldwide distribution:
Zimbabwe distribution:	N,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:	Wednesday 30 August 2006
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