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Synonyms: |
Austrogambeya bangweolensis (R.E. Fr.) Aubrév. & Pellegrin Chrysophyllum cacondense Greves |
Common names: | Mundoyi (Lunda) Nabubale (Bemba) |
Frequency: | Occasional |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
A shrub or small tree 2-5(10) m tall, with milky latex. Bark rough reddish-brown. Young shoots densely ferrugineous-tomentose. Leaves stiff, leathery, initially hairy, later glabrescent. Flowers in axillary fascicles. Fruit a depressed-subglobose berry, up to 4.5 cm diameter. |
Type location: |
Zambia |
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Habitat: | Miombo and Kalahari woodland, and thicket margins. |
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Worldwide distribution: | Angola, D.R. Congo, Tanzania |
National distribution: | B,N,W,C,E |
Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,Cb,Lp,N,E,C,W |
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Endemic status: | |
Red data list status: | Lower Risk - least concern |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Monday 27 October 2014 |
Literature: |
Kupicha, F.K. (1983). Sapotaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Pages 213 - 215. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 96. Storrs, A.E.G. (1995). Know Your Trees Regional Soil Conservation Unit. Page 20. White, F. (1962). Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia Oxford Univ. Press. Page 320. |
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