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Synonyms: |
Maerua flagellaris (Oliv.) Gilg & Gilg-Ben. Maerua nervosa var. flagellaris Oliv. |
Common names: | Ibiswa (Ndebele) Kabondo (Tonga: Zimbabwe) Smooth-fruit bush-cherry (English) Umbetanhloni (Ndebele) |
Frequency: | Frequent |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Woody climber or scrambling shrub, growing into the canopy of other trees and shrubs. Leaves alternate, grey-green, 1-3 foliolate, narrowly elliptic to ovate, rounded at the apex but with a bristle-tip. Flowers clustered near the ends of branches, white with very small petals and a hemispherical head of long, conspicuous stamens. Fruits ellipsoid with a smooth surface, green to orange when ripe. See subsp. crustata, which is only easily distinguished when in fruit, these being very rough-skinned, resembling small lemons. |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | juncea: Juncus- or rush-like |
Habitat: | In areas of hot and dry Acacia woodland as well as Brachystegia woodland. |
Altitude range: (metres) | |
Flowering time: | Sep - Nov |
Worldwide distribution: | Botswana, DRC, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E |
Growth form(s): | Climber, shrub over 2 m. |
Endemic status: | |
Red data list status: | |
Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Monday 17 December 2007 |
Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 123. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 161. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 25. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 238. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 32. Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 47. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 44. Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 203. Wild, H. (1960). Capparaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Pages 218 - 219. |
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