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Synonyms: |
Ancylanthos bainesii Hiern Ancylanthos ferrugineus Welw. Ancylanthos fulgidus Welw. ex Hiern Ancylanthos rubiginosus Desf. Vangueria rubiginosa (Desf.) Lantz, nom. illeg. |
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Status: | Native |
Description: |
Suffrutex, 30-150 cm tall, with 1-several shoots growing from a woody rootstock. Younger parts conspicuously covered in pale yellowish hairs. Leaves opposite or in whorls of 3, ovate, elliptic or lanceolate-elliptic, discolorous, dark green and roughly pubescent above, velvety below, sometimes obscuring the venation. Stipules triangular at the base with a long narrow appendage c. 5 mm long. Inflorescences 3-10-flowered at the leafless nodes. Calyx densely yellowish-brown pubescent. Corolla 2-2.5 cm long, bright orange-yellow. Fruit ellipsoid, 1.8 × 1.4 cm, yellowish-brown velvety, crowned with the persistent calyx. |
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Derivation of specific name: | rubiginosus: rusty |
Habitat: | Occurring in various types of woodland on Kalahari sand. |
Altitude range: (metres) | 900 - 1400 m |
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Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe distribution: | W,S |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Sunday 31 January 2010 |
Literature: |
Bridson, D.M. (1998). Rubiaceae, Part 2 Flora Zambesiaca 5(2) Pages 236 - 238. as Ancylanthos rubiginosus (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 71. as Ancylanthos rubiginosus Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 96. as Ancylanthos rubiginosus Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 222. as Ancylanthos rubiginosus |
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