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Canthium oligocarpum
angustifolium
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Forested slopes below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa
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Forested slopes below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa
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| Synonyms: |
Canthium captum sensu Coates Palgrave |
| Common names: | Chimanimani canthium (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or small tree. Bark greyish, smooth; branches opposite, often with spines in 3's. Leaves opposite, along most of the branches, narrowly elliptic, up to c. 7.5 × 2.5 cm, hairless with paler lateral veins; domatia present. Flowers in 3-25-flowered heads, greenish-yellow. Fruit asymmetrically ovoid, up to 2.5 × 2 cm, 2-lobed, blackish. |
| Notes: | Note: contrary to what is mentioned in most literature, this (sub)species is not restricted to the Chimanimani Mts but can be found in other parts of the Eastern Highlands as well as on Mt Gorongosa in Mozambique (Müller and Burrows, pers. comm., 2007). |
| Derivation of specific name: | oligocarpum: with few fruits |
| Habitat: | In the understorey of evergreen forest. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Oct |
| Worldwide distribution: | Zimbabwe and Mozambique |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
| Growth form: | |
| Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
| Red data list status: | Lower Risk - near threatened |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 1 February 2008 |
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Flora of Mozambique: Canthium oligocarpumAfrican Plant Database: Canthium oligocarpum
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Canthium oligocarpum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Canthium oligocarpum
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Canthium oligocarpum
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Canthium oligocarpum
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Canthium oligocarpum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Canthium oligocarpum
JSTOR Plant Science: Canthium oligocarpum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Canthium oligocarpum
Tropicos: Canthium oligocarpum
West African Plants database: Canthium oligocarpum
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