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Cassipourea gummiflua
verticillata
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Ndundu Lodge, Vumba
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Ndundu Lodge, Vumba
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Ndundu Lodge, Vumba
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| Synonyms: |
Cassipourea verticillata N.E. Br. |
| Common names: | Large-leaved onionwood (English) |
| Frequency: | Frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small to large tree. Leaves opposite or in whorls of three, leathery, elliptic dark green above, paler below; margin mostly entire, sometimes dentate in the apical half. Flowers creamy-green in small, dense clusters along the branches. Fruit an ovoid to round capsule, c. 7 mm, yellow-green when ripe. |
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| Habitat: | In evergreen and riverine forest. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1400 - 2000 m |
| Flowering time: | Dec - Apr |
| Worldwide distribution: | Cameroon, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and Kwazulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, South Africa. also Seychelles and Mascarene Islands. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 15 September 2006 |
| 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 234. Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 660. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 12. Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Pages 787 - 788. (Includes a picture). 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 18. As Cassipourea gummiflua Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & White, F. (1990). New and noteworthy plants from the evergreen forests of Malawi Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 60(1/2) Page 81. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 262. As Cassipourea gummiflua Gonçalves, A.E. & Torre, A.R. (1979). 62. Rhizophoraceae Flora de Moçambique Junta de Investigaçoes de Ultramar, Centro de Botanica Pages 4 - 5. Lewis, J. (1956). Rhizophoraceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 15 - 16. 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 70. Torre, A. & Gonçalves, M. L. (1978). Rhizophoraceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 90 - 91. Van Wyk, B. & Van Wyk, P. (1997). Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa. Struik, South Africa Page 364. (Includes a picture). White, F., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & Chapman, J.D. (2001). Evergreen forest flora of Malawi Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Pages 447 - 448. (Includes a picture). |
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