Distribution
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From
Ghana to Tanzania and Yemen.
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Biology
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Pollinator: Nigeriella species
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Habitat
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In
savanna woodland, often in rocky places.
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Credits
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Illustration
©
Jean-Yves Rasplus
Wed
editing: Aisha Mayekiso |
Description
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(after Berg in Berg & Wiebes 1992) Next species
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Biological
form
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tree
up to 10 m tall, terrestrial
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Leaves
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shape
& colour
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cordiform,
(sub)coriaceous, apex acuminate, base cordate, both surface glabrous
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size
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3-17
x 3-14 cm
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lateral
veins
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6-11
pairs, basal pair branched reaching margin at or below the middle of the
lamina
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petiole
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2.5-12
cm long, glabrous
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Stipules
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1-4
cm long, caducous
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Figs
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position
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in
pairs or solitary in the leaf axils
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shape
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obovoid
to ellipsoid, Æ
1-1.5 cm (fresh), glabrous
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peduncle
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0.8-2
cm long
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basal
bracts
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2
mm long, caducous
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