Distribution
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From
South Africa to Senegal and the Arabian Peninsula.
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Biology
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Pollinator:
Elisabethiella glumosae Wiebes.
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Habitat
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In
savanna and in woodlands, often in rocky places. |
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 10 m tall, terrestrial
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Leaves
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shape
& colour
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oblong
to ovate, subcoriaceous, apex shortly acute, base cordate, upper surface
glabrous to puberulous
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size
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2-14
x 2-9 cm
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lateral
veins
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3-7
pairs, basal pair branched reaching margin far below the middle of the
lamina
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petiole
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0.5-4
cm long, puberulous
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Stipules
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0.5-1.5
cm long, partly bright yellow, caducous
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Figs
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position
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in
pairs in the leaf axils
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shape
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globose
to ellipsoid, Æ
1-1.5 cm (fresh), smooth to puberulous
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peduncle
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none
or up to 0.3 cm long
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basal
bracts
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3
mm long, persistent
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Credits
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Photographs ©
Jean-Yves Rasplus
and Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of Cape
Town) |
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