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| Synonyms: |
Donella viridifolia (J.M. Wood & Franks) Aubrév. & Pellegr. |
| Common names: | Fluted milkwood (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Evergreen tree. Stem often fluted at the base; bark mottled pale grey, fairly smooth, branches held in the horizontal plane, somewhat zigzag; young branches with reddish short hairs. Leaves oblong to narrowly ovate-oblong, up 4-9.5 × 1.5-5 cm., contracted at the apex to a blunt tip, glossy dark green above, hairless with the midrib indented, paler green below, with fine rusty hairs, particularly on the midrib; lateral veining fine but distinct, forming a sub-marginal vein; margin entire, wavy. Flowers in axillary clusters; white. Fruit subspherical, up to 3.5 cm in diameter, slightly 3-5-ribbed, yellow and when ripe, edible. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | viridifolium: green-leaved |
| Habitat: | Occurring in evergreen forest. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Jan - Feb |
| Worldwide distribution: | Kenya, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | Vulnerable |
| Insects associated with this species: | Pseudarcraea boisduvalii trimenii (Larval foodplant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 736. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 266. Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 169. Kupicha, F.K. (1983). Sapotaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Page 212. 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 76. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 174. |
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