Garcinia buchneri Engl.

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Garcinia buchneri

Ferme Randu, southwest Katanga Province, DRC; Nov 2007.
Photo: Jos Stevens

Garcinia buchneri

Ferme Randu, southwest Katanga Province, DRC; Nov 2007.
Photo: Jos Stevens

Garcinia buchneri

Ferme Randu, southwest Katanga Province, DRC; Dec 2007.
Photo: Jos Stevens

Garcinia buchneri

Picture: Doreen Bolnick

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Synonyms: Garcinia edulis Exell
Garcinia sapinii De Wild.
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Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Closely related to Garcinia huillensis; it differs in the following characters: Plant a rhizomatous shrublet (tree or shrub in huillensis), 15 - 30 cm tall. Leaves often subopposite (always opposite in huillensis), usually narrowly oblanceolate or narrowly elliptic (oblong or elliptic in huillensis) and with the apex acute or rounded (often acuminate in huillensis).
Type location:
Angola, Malange and Huila
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Habitat: Dry areas of scrub and open woodland
Altitude range: 1700 - 2000 m
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Worldwide distribution: Angola, DRC and Zambia
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): W,C
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Nw,C
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Content last updated: Tuesday 28 October 2014
Literature:

Robson, N.K.B. (1961). Guttiferae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Pages 403 - 404.

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Garcinia buchneri
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Garcinia buchneri
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Garcinia buchneri
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Garcinia buchneri
JSTOR Plant Science: Garcinia buchneri
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Garcinia buchneri
Plants of the World Online: Garcinia buchneri
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Wikipedia: Garcinia buchneri


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Garcinia buchneri.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=193730, retrieved 18 April 2024

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