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Trimeria grandifolia
grandifolia
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Bunga Forest, Vumba
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Cloudlands Forest, Vumba
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Cloudlands Forest, Vumba
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| Synonyms: |
Trimeria rotundifolia (Hochst.) Gilg |
| Common names: | Mulberry leaf (English) Mulberry-leaved trimeria (English) Wild mulberry (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small to medium sized tree. Leaves alternate, almost round with a pointed driptip, distinctly 5-9-veined from the base; margin dentate. Flowers unisexual. Male flowers in branched heads; female flowers in spike-like racemes, small, greenish. Fruit a small, oval, thinly woody capsule, yellow when ripe. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | grandifolia: with large leaves |
| Habitat: | In the understorey and along the margins of evergreen forest. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1000 - 2000 m |
| Flowering time: | Nov - Feb |
| Worldwide distribution: | Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
| Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Food plant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Thursday 13 December 2007 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 647. As Trimeria grandifolia (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 56. As Trimeria rotundifolia Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 261. As Trimeria grandifolia 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 53. Under Flacourtiaceae Wild, H. (1960). Flacourtiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Pages 296 - 298. As Trimeria rotundifolia (Includes a picture). |
Other sources of information about Trimeria grandifolia subsp. grandifolia:
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Trimeria grandifoliaAfrican Plant Database: Trimeria grandifolia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Trimeria grandifolia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Trimeria grandifolia
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Trimeria grandifolia
JSTOR Plant Science: Trimeria grandifolia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Trimeria grandifolia
Plants of the World Online: Trimeria grandifolia
Tropicos: Trimeria grandifolia
Wikipedia: Trimeria grandifolia
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