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Synonyms: |
Landolphia comorensis (Bojer) K. Schum. Landolphia comorensis (Bojer) K. Schum. var. florida (Benth.) K. Schum. Landolphia florida Benth. var. leiantha Oliv. Landolphia florida Benth. Pacouria florida (Benth.) Hiern Saba comorensis (Bojer) Pichon var. florida (Benth.) Pichon Saba florida (Benth.) Bullock Vahea comorensis Bojer Vahea florida (Benth.) F. Muell. Willughbeia cordata Klotzsch |
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Status: | Native |
Description: |
Robust liane with tendrils, climbing up to 30 m. Branches smooth with conspicuous lenticels, hairless, milky sap present. Leaves opposite, elliptic to ovate, up to 20 cm long, hairless, fairly thinly textured, bright green, slightly paler below. Flowers in dense terminal heads or more lax heads on the tendrils, large, showy, white, sweetly scented. Fruit spherical, up to 6 cm in diameter, yellow to orange when ripe, edible. |
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Derivation of specific name: | comorensis: of the Comoro Islands. |
Habitat: | In riverine forest and open woodland. |
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Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in Tropical Africa, Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | E,S |
Growth form(s): | Climber, liane. |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Sunday 23 November 2008 |
Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 799. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 48. As Saba comorensis Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 269. As Saba florida Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. & Kupicha, F.K. et al. (1985). Apocynaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 427 - 429. as var. comorensis and var. florida (Includes a picture). Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. & van Dilst, F.J.H. (1989). Saba (Pichon) Pichon, Series of revisions of Apocynaceae XXVII Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 59(1/2) Pages 190 - 199. (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 19. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 44. Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Dowsett-Lemaire, F., Congdon, C., Branch, B., Collins, S., Curran, M., Dowsett, R,J., Fishpool, L., Francisco, J., Harris, Kopp, M. & de Sousa, C. (2012). Mt Mabu, Mozambique: Biodiversity and Conservation Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London Page 72. |
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