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Coffea mufindiensis
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Photo: Bart Wursten
On ridge above Cavalo, Sanjunjira, Mt Gorongosa, Mozambique.
Photo: Bart Wursten
On ridge above Cavalo, Sanjunjira, Mt Gorongosa, Mozambique.
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| Synonyms: |
Coffea eugenioides sensu Chevalier Coffea ligustroides sensu Garcia |
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| Common names: | Mufindi coffee (E) | |
| Frequency: | ||
| Status: | Native | |
| Description: |
Shrub or small tree. Leaves opposite, elliptic, up to 6.5 × 3 cm, slightly leathery with 5-7 pairs of lateral veins and visible net-veining on both surfaces; domatia with or without hairs, conspicuous. Flowers 1-2 cm in diameter, white, 1 or 2 together, axillary. Fruit ellipsoid, c. 10 × 7 mm, orange-yellow when ripe. | |
| Notes: | ||
| Derivation of specific name: | mufindiensis: of Mufindi, a place in Tanzania, where the type specimen was found. | |
| Habitat: | Occurring in the understorey of evergreen forest. | |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 950 - 1950 m | |
| Flowering time: | Nov - Dec | |
| Worldwide distribution: | (this subspecies) Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe. | |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E | |
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| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | ||
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| Endemic status: | ||
| Red data list status: | VU | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species | |
| Content last updated: | Wednesday 5 August 2009 |
Other sources of information about Coffea mufindiensis:
Flora of Mozambique: Coffea mufindiensisBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Coffea mufindiensis
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Coffea mufindiensis
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Coffea mufindiensis
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Coffea mufindiensis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Coffea mufindiensis
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Coffea mufindiensis
West African Plants database: Coffea mufindiensis
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