Mimusops obtusifolia Lam.
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Road to Chiniziuwa River, Sofala, Mozambique.
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Mussambizi Pool, Gorongosa National Park, Muanza
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Mussambizi Pool, Gorongosa National Park, Muanza
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Mussambizi Pool, Gorongosa National Park, Muanza
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Mussambizi Pool, Gorongosa National Park, Muanza
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River Above Nharizengere Falls, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.
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River Above Nharizengere Falls, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.
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River Above Nharizengere Falls, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.
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River Above Nharizengere Falls, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.
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River Above Nharizengere Falls, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.
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Synonyms:
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Mimusops fruticosa A. DC. Mimusops kirkii Baker
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Common names:
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Round-fruited red milkwood (English)
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Frequency:
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Shrub or small to medium-sized tree. Bark grey to blackish, very rough and fissured in older specimens. Leaves elliptic to obovate or almost round, 3.5-10 cm long, leathery to almost fleshy, glossy dark green and hairless above, with or without greyish hairs below; apex rounded, often notched. Young leaves and twigs covered in rusty-brown hairs. Flowers in few-flowered axillary clusters, creamy-white, c. 1 cm in diameter, the sepals covered in brownish hairs. Fruit fleshy, subspherical, c. 2.5 cm long, orange-red when ripe. |
Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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obtusifolia: with obtuse or rounded leaves |
Habitat:
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In riverine thickets, forest, mixed woodland, often on termite mounds. |
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Flowering time: | Mar - Sep |
Worldwide distribution:
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Angola, Tanzania, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. |
Zimbabwe distribution:
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E,S |
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Endemic status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Literature:
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Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 741. (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. As Mimusops fruticosa
Kupicha, F.K. (1983). Sapotaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Pages 239 - 240.
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 77.
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2024).
Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Mimusops obtusifolia. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=143780, retrieved 2 December 2024
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