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Synonyms: |
Labourdonnaisia discolor Sond. Mahea natalensis Pierre Manilkara altissima (Engl.) H.J. Lam Manilkara natalensis (Pierre) Dubard Mimusops altissima Engl. Mimusops buchananii Engl. Mimusops discolor (Sonder) Hartog Muriea discolor (Sond.) Hartog |
Common names: | Forest milkberry (English) |
Frequency: | |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Medium to large tree. Milky sap present. Leaves crowded at the ends of branches, obovate-oblong, markedly discolorous, dark green above, covered in silvery-white velvety hairs below; midrib and petiole yellowish; margin entire. Flowers creamy-yellow in small axillary clusters. Fruit ovoid or ellipsoid, upto 1.3 cm long, green turning yellow when ripe. |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | discolor: not of the same colour, referring to the sides of the leaves. |
Habitat: | In evergreen forest. |
Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 2000 m |
Flowering time: | Jun - Sep |
Worldwide distribution: | Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal South Africa. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
Growth form(s): | |
Endemic status: | |
Red data list status: | Lower Risk - near threatened |
Insects associated with this species: | Pseudarcraea boisduvalii trimenii (Larval foodplant) |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Thursday 18 December 2008 |
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 260. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 738. (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 881. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 109. 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 20. 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 176. Kupicha, F.K. (1983). Sapotaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Pages 245 - 247. (Includes a picture). 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. Schmidt, E., Lötter, M. & McCleland, W. (2002). Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park Jacana, Johannesburg, South Africa Pages 504 - 506. (Includes a picture). Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 29. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 175. Van Wyk, B. & Van Wyk, P. (1997). Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa. Struik, South Africa Pages 94 - 95. (Includes a picture). Van Wyk, B. & Van Wyk, P. (2013). Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa (Second edition) Struik, South Africa Pages 104 - 105. (Includes a picture). White, F., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & Chapman, J.D. (2001). Evergreen forest flora of Malawi Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Page 542. (Includes a picture). |
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