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Synonyms: |
Coffea eugenioides sensu Chevalier Coffea ligustroides sensu Garcia |
Common names: | Mufindi coffee (English) |
Frequency: | |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Shrub or small tree. Leaves opposite, elliptic, up to 6.5 × 3 cm, slightly leathery with 5-7 pairs of lateral veins and visible net-veining on both surfaces; domatia with or without hairs, conspicuous. Flowers 1-2 cm in diameter, white, 1 or 2 together, axillary. Fruit ellipsoid, c. 10 × 7 mm, orange-yellow when ripe. |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | mufindiensis: of Mufindi, a place in Tanzania, where the type specimen was found. |
Habitat: | In the understorey of evergreen forest. |
Altitude range: (metres) | 950 - 1950 m |
Flowering time: | Nov - Dec |
Worldwide distribution: | (this subspecies) Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
Growth form(s): | |
Endemic status: | |
Red data list status: | Vulnerable |
Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Wednesday 5 August 2009 |
Literature: |
Bridson, D.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2003). Rubiaceae, Part 3 Flora Zambesiaca 5(3) Pages 457 - 458. Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 168. 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. Steedman, E.C. (1933). Some Trees, Shrubs and Lianes of Southern Rhodesia. Pages 77 - 78. As Coffea eugenioides (Includes a picture). Strugnell, A.M. (2002). Endemics of Mt. Mulanje. The endemic spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi Systematics and Geography of Plants 72 Page 22. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 161. 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 75. White, F., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & Chapman, J.D. (2001). Evergreen forest flora of Malawi Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Page 474. As Coffea ligustroides |
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