Citharexylum spinosum L.

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Citharexylum spinosum

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Garden, Harry Pichanick Dr., Harare

Citharexylum spinosum

Photo: Bart Wursten
La Rochelle

Citharexylum spinosum

Photo: Bart Wursten
La Rochelle

Citharexylum spinosum

Photo: Bart Wursten
La Rochelle

Citharexylum spinosum

Photo: Bart Wursten
La Rochelle

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Synonyms: Citharexylum fruticosum L.
Citharexylum quadrangulare Jacq.
Common names: Fiddlewood (English) Lady chancellor tree (English)
Description: Unarmed (despite the specific name), dioecious, shrub or tree to 15 m. Leaves opposite; petiole characteristically reddish-brown; lamina elliptic, glossy above; apex acute; base cuneate; lamina typically dull orange-brown in winter (Jun to Aug). Flowers white. Fruit spherical, 7-10 mm in diameter red to black.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: spinosum: spiny (a misnomer in this case).
Flowering time:Dec-Mar
Worldwide distribution: Native to the Caribbean and northern South America.
Growth form(s): Tree.
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Literature:

Fernandes, R. (2005). Verbenaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(7) Page 7. As Citharexylum fruticosum

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Flora of Zimbabwe: Citharexylum spinosum
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Citharexylum spinosum

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Citharexylum spinosum
African Plant Database: Citharexylum spinosum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Citharexylum spinosum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Citharexylum spinosum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Citharexylum spinosum
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iNaturalist: Citharexylum spinosum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Citharexylum spinosum
JSTOR Plant Science: Citharexylum spinosum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Citharexylum spinosum
Plants of the World Online: Citharexylum spinosum
Tropicos: Citharexylum spinosum
Wikipedia: Citharexylum spinosum


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Citharexylum spinosum.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/cult/species.php?species_id=162340, retrieved 28 March 2024

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