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Synonyms: |
Cassine aethiopica Thunb. Cassine schlechteri (Loes.) Davison Cassine sphaerophylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze Cassine velutinum (Loes. ex Harv.) Davison Elaeodendron aethiopicum (Thunb.) Oliv. Mystroxylon schlechteri Loes. |
Common names: | Kooboo-berry (English) Mudangwa (Shona) |
Frequency: | Common |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Shrub or small tree. Leaves spirally arranged, ovate, elliptic to obovate, up to 12 cm long, glossy green above, paler below, venation prominent, yellowish, with or without hairs; margin finely dentate. Flowers in terminal heads, yellowish-green, c. 5 mm in diameter. Fruit ovoid, 1-2 cm long, bright red when ripe. |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | aethiopicum: of Ethiopia, a historic name for large parts of Africa schlechteri: named after Friedrich Schlechter (1872-1925), German botanist and traveller. |
Habitat: | In a wide variety of habitats, evergreen forest margins, miombo and dry deciduous woodland, riverine fringes, or rocky hillsides, often on termite mounds. |
Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 2100 m |
Flowering time: | Dec - Feb (also May - Jun) |
Worldwide distribution: | From Ethiopia and Sudan to the Cape, South Africa; West to Namibia and Angola. Also in Guinee, Cameroun, Madagascar, Seychelles and Comoros. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
Growth form(s): | |
Endemic status: | |
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Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Monday 23 May 2016 |
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 127. (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 502. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 40. As Mystroxylon aethiopicum aethiopicum Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Pages 624 - 625. (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, M. (1989). Guide to the trees and shrubs of the Mukuvisi Woodlands ?publisher. Page 22. as Cassine aethiopica Curtis, B.A. & Mannheimer, C.A. (2005). Tree Atlas of Namibia National Botanic Research Institute, Windhoek Page 406. as Mystroxylon aethiopicum Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 43. Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 20. As Cassine aethiopica Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 255. As Cassine aethiopica Drummond, R.B. (1981). Common Trees of the Central Watershed Woodlands of Zimbabwe. Natural Resources Board, Harare. Pages 126 - 127. as Cassine aethiopica (Includes a picture). 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 34. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 40. Robson, N.K.B. (1966). Celastraceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2) Pages 376 - 379. as Mystroxylon aethiopicum (Includes a picture). Schmidt, E., Lötter, M. & McCleland, W. (2002). Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park Jacana, Johannesburg, South Africa Pages 356 - 359. (Includes a picture). Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 24. Also as Cassine aethiopica Steedman, E.C. (1933). Some Trees, Shrubs and Lianes of Southern Rhodesia. Page 41. as Cassine aethiopicum Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 67. as Mystroxylon aethiopicum 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. Van Wyk, B. & Van Wyk, P. (1997). Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa. Struik, South Africa Pages 140 - 141. (Includes a picture). Van Wyk, B. & Van Wyk, P. (2013). Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa (Second edition) Struik, South Africa Pages 160 - 161. (Includes a picture). |
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