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Synonyms: |
Diporidium serrulatum Hochst. |
Common names: | Mickey Mouse plant (English) |
Frequency: | |
Status: | Cultivated and rarely naturalised |
Description: |
Small tree or shrub, attaining 2 m, but usually shorter. Bark smooth; branchlets bearing dense white lenticels. Leaves: petiole 1 mm long; lamina 2.5-5 × 1-1.5 cm, narrowly elliptic; margin serrate. Flowers solitary, born on spur branchlets, yellow, showy, sweetly scented. Sepals persistent, enlarging in fruit and turning red. Fruit of 1-6 almost spherical, black drupelets. |
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Derivation of specific name: | serrulata: finely serrate |
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Flowering time: | Aug-Sep |
Worldwide distribution: | Eswatini and South Africa. |
National distribution: | C |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
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