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Coddia rudis
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Photo: David Becking
Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden, Roodeport
Photo: David Becking
Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden, Roodeport
Photo: David Becking
Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden, Roodeport
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| Synonyms: |
Lachnosiphonium rude (E.Mey. ex Harv.) J.G. Garcia Randia parvifolia Harv. Randia rudis (E. Mey. ex Harv.) Verdc. Xeromphis rudis (E. Mey. ex Harv.) Codd |
| Common names: | Small bone-apple (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Unarmed, much-branched shrub to 2.5 m or a tree to 4 m. Leaves small, 0.8-5.5 × 0.3-3.3 cm, elliptic to almost circular, thinly-textured, obtuse or obtusely acuminate at the apex, cuneate and narrowing into the petiole below, shortly pubescent on midrib above with hairy domatia in leaf axils beneath or densely shortly bristly-pubescent on both surfaces; petiole short, ciliate. Calyx tube 1-2 mm long; limb-tube 1-1.5 mm long. Corolla white or cream-coloured, turning dark yellow; tube 5-7 mm long; lobes 4-6 mm long. Fruit 5-7 mm long, ellipsoid to subspherical. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | rudis: Latin for a stirring-stick or spatula, referring to the shape of the leaves. |
| Habitat: | Riverine forest and woodland |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1290 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa (Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape) and Swaziland |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,E,S |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Thursday 29 October 2015 |
| Literature: |
Bridson, D.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2003). Rubiaceae, Part 3 Flora Zambesiaca 5(3) Pages 645 - 647. (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 965. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 275. As Xeromphis rudis Schmidt, E., Lötter, M. & McCleland, W. (2002). Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park Jacana, Johannesburg, South Africa Pages 622 - 623. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 97. |
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Kew Herbarium catalogue: Coddia rudis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Coddia rudis
The Plant List (version 1.1): Coddia rudis
Tropicos: Coddia rudis
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