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Erythroxylum emarginatum
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Cloudlands lay-by, Vumba
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Nr Odzani R. bridge
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Nr Odzani R. bridge
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Bridal Veil Falls, Chimanimani
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Nyamkombe River, Aberfoyle, Honde Valley
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Nyamkombe River bridge, road to Katiyo
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Pungwe River at Katiyo Tea Estate
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Mermaids Falls, Aberfoyle
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Mussapa pequeno river crossing, road to Chikukwa, lower Chimanimani Mts
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Mussapa pequeno river crossing, road to Chikukwa, lower Chimanimani Mts
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Nyahokwe Hill, Nyanga
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By road to Inyangombe Falls, near Udu Dam
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Nhandare River near Vila Gorongosa
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Slopes of Mt Shangani, Mandzundzu Community, Chimanimani Conservation Area.
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Along stream at the base of Mt Bunga, Gorongosa National Park.
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Along stream at the base of Mt Bunga, Gorongosa National Park.
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Along stream at the base of Mt Bunga, Gorongosa National Park.
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Along stream at the base of Mt Bunga, Gorongosa National Park.
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Along stream at the base of Mt Bunga, Gorongosa National Park.
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Straggling shrub or small tree. Leaves alternate, oblanceolate to elliptic, often slightly notched at the apex. The leaves are held in one plane and the ends of the branches are distinctly flattened. Flowers in small axillary clusters, white, sweetly scented. Fruit a ellipsoid drupe, fleshy, red when ripe. |
| Type location: |
Ghana |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | emarginatum: notched at the apex; emarginate |
| Habitat: | In a variety of habitats; in the understorey and along the margins of evergreen forest but also on rocky outcrops and in deciduous woodland. |
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| Flowering time: | Sep-Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | Tropical and South Africa. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N,W,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,N,Mc,Lk,S |
| Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | Euryphura achlys (Food plant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 142. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 344. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 25. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 16. Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 21. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 248. 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 40. Robson, N.K.B. (1963). Erythroxylaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Pages 104 - 106. (Includes a picture). Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 25. Steedman, E.C. (1933). Some Trees, Shrubs and Lianes of Southern Rhodesia. Page 27. (Includes a picture). Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 84. 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 73. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 91. |
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