Distribution
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From
Mozambique,
Zambia and northern Angola to Senegal and Ethiopia. Also in the southern
part of the Arabian Peninsula and India.
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Biology
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Pollinator
Kradibia gestroi afrum
(Wiebes).
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Habitat
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In evergreen forest, also in secondary forest.
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Description
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(after Berg in
Berg & Wiebes 1992) |
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Biological form
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Shrub or tree up to 20 m tall, terrestrial
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Leaves
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shape
& colour
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distichous and alternate, ovate to elliptic, subcoriaceous to
coriaceous, apex shortly acuminate, base acute to obtuse, upper surface
scabrous
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size
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3-20 x 2-12 cm
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lateral
veins
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3-5 pairs, basal pair branched reaching margin at or above middle of
the lamina
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petiole
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0.5-4 cm long
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Stipules
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0.2-0.5 cm long, strigose, caducous
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Figs
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position
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solitary or in pairs in the leaf axils, rarely on older wood
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shape
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subglobose,
Æ 1-2.5 cm (fresh),
hispidulous
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peduncle
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0.5-1 cm long
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basal
bracts
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1 mm long, scattered on the peduncle
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Credits
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Photographs ©
Jean-Yves Rasplus (INRA)
or © Simon van Noort
(Iziko Museums of Cape
Town)
Web editing: Aisha Mayekiso |
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