Garcinia punctata
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Small (immature) tree in woodland
Flowers
Hillwood Wildlife Reserve
Jan 2009
Photo: Mike Bingham
Small (immature) tree in woodland
Fruit
Hillwood Wildlife Reserve
Jan 2009
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Occasional |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Tree, 5-9 m tall (up to 20 M. in DRC), glabrous; branches quadrangular at first, later cylindric. Leaves opposite, petiolate, oblong or elliptic with a long narrow obtuse cauda (driptip) at the apex. |
| Type location: |
Angola and Gabon |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | Riverine and dry-evergreen (Cryptosepalum) forest |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1500 m (approx) |
| Flowering time: | Dec - Jan |
| Worldwide distribution: | West Africa; East Africa; South-central Africa (Nigeria, DRC; Zambia; Angola) |
| FZ divisions: | W |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw |
| Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | Lower Risk - near threatened |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Tuesday 1 March 2016 |
| Literature: |
Robson, N.K.B. (1961). Guttiferae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Page 402. |
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