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Rhamnus staddo
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| Synonyms: |
Rhamnus holstii Engl. Rhamnus rhodesicus Suess. |
| Common names: | Staddo (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or tree to 7 m tall. Branches frequently spine-tipped. Leaves crowded at the end of short shoots: petiole 1-3 mm long; lamina 1.2-2.5 × 0.7-1.5 cm, narrowly elliptic, elliptic, narrowly obovate or obovate, shiny above; base cuneate; margin entire or obscurely dentate. Inflorescences of few-flowered fascicles. Flowers 4-merous. Sepals 1.5 mm, triangular. Petals 1 mm long, shorter than the stamens. Ovary 3-locular; 1 ovule per loculus. Fruit 5 mm in diameter, somewhat fleshy. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | staddo: an Ethiopian vernacular name |
| Habitat: | On termite mounds and granite hills. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | From Yemen and Oman in the Arabian Peninsula, south to Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania and, after a wide gap, Zimbabwe. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | C,E |
| Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 13 October 2017 |
| Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1966). Rhamnaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2) Pages 428 - 429. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 257. 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 69. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Rhamnus staddoAfrican Plant Database: Rhamnus staddo
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Rhamnus staddo
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Rhamnus staddo
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Rhamnus staddo
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iNaturalist: Rhamnus staddo
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Rhamnus staddo
JSTOR Plant Science: Rhamnus staddo
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Rhamnus staddo
Plants of the World Online: Rhamnus staddo
Tropicos: Rhamnus staddo
Wikipedia: Rhamnus staddo
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