Garcinia smeathmannii (Planch. & Triana) Oliv.

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Garcinia smeathmannii

Hillwood, Nchila wildlife sanctuary; Jan 2013.
Photo: Mike Bingham

Garcinia smeathmannii

Picture: Richard Horton
Solwezi

Garcinia smeathmannii

Hillwood, Nchila wildlife sanctuary; Jan 2013.
Photo: Mike Bingham

Garcinia smeathmannii

Katanga Province, DRC;
Feb 2008
Photo: Jos Stevens

Garcinia smeathmannii

Katanga Province, DRC;
Feb 2008
Photo: Jos Stevens

Garcinia smeathmannii

Katanga Province, DRC;
Feb 2008
Photo: Jos Stevens

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Common names:
Frequency: Common
Status: Native
Description:
A hairless evergreen tree or shrub, up to about 15 m (but up to 21 m in West Africa), much branched, erect or more or less trailing; branches longitudinally grooved. Leaves opposite, stipules absent. Flowers in fascicles of 5-30 in the leaf axils and on old wood. Berry globose 1-2.5 cm in diameter, yellow when ripe.
Type location:
Sierra Leone
Notes: Comment on distribution: Balovale (= Zambezi) falls under B in Flora Zambesiaca, but under Nw in the Botanical Provinces.
Derivation of specific name:
Habitat: Riverine and swamp forest
Altitude range: 900 - 1500 m
Flowering time:Aug - Sep
Worldwide distribution: Widespread in tropical Africaas far as Angola Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): B,N,W
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Nw,Cb,N,Mc
Growth form(s): Tree, shrub over 2 m.
Endemic status:
Red data list status: Lower Risk - near threatened
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Content last updated: Tuesday 1 March 2016
Literature:

Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 615. (Includes a picture).

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 41.

Robson, N.K.B. (1961). Guttiferae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Pages 398 - 400. (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 68.

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.

White, F., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & Chapman, J.D. (2001). Evergreen forest flora of Malawi Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Pages 282 - 283. (Includes a picture).

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Garcinia smeathmannii
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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Garcinia smeathmannii.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=193760, retrieved 12 October 2024

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