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Erythrococca polyandra
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Mt Tsetsera, Manica
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Mt Tsetsera, Manica
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| Synonyms: |
Claoxylon polyandrum Pax & K. Hoffm |
| Common names: | Forest red-berry (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or small tree with long arching branches. Leaves alternate, elliptic to ovate, up to 13 × 7 cm, thinly textured dark green, sometimes purple-tinged, hairless except for sparse hairs on the veins when young, single-veined from the base; apex with a long driptip; base rounded with several small orange glands; margin with shallow, irregular glandular teeth. Flowers unisexual on different trees small, greenish; female flowers in few-flowered axillary clusters on peduncles up to 3 cm long; male flowers in very slender few-flowered racemes. Fruit 2-lobed, 5-9 mm in diameter, drying purplish, dehiscent. Seeds covered in an orange-red aril. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | In the understorey of evergreen forest. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 200 - 1980 m |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | Equatorial Guinea, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
| Growth form(s): | Tree, 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: | Friday 2 May 2008 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 446. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 25. Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 503. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 252. 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 41. Radcliffe-Smith, A. (1996). Euphorbiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(4) Pages 173 - 174. Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Dowsett-Lemaire, F., Congdon, C., Branch, B., Collins, S., Curran, M., Dowsett, R,J., Fishpool, L., Francisco, J., Harris, Kopp, M. & de Sousa, C. (2012). Mt Mabu, Mozambique: Biodiversity and Conservation Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London Page 73. |
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