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Common names:
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Frequency:
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Very rare |
Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Tree to c. 15 m tall, with a wide spreading crown, terrestrial, probably also epiphytic. Leaf lamina oblong to lanceolate, leathery, apex obtuse to rounded, base obtuse, margin entire, both surfaces glabrous. Figs 2-7 together on small spurs in the leaf axils, or also in the axils of fallen leaves. |
Notes:
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So far only known from a single tree in an area cleared through logging and rural settlement. |
Derivation of specific name:
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usambarensis: of the Usambara Mt. range in Tanzania, where the type was collected. |
Habitat:
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On termite mounds in miombo woodland. |
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Worldwide distribution:
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North-eastern Tanzania, northern Mozambique and northern Zambia. |
Mozambique distribution:
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Growth form(s):
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Tree.
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Endemic status:
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Red data list status:
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Critically Endangered |
Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Literature:
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Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2003). Figs of Southern and South-Central Africa Umdaus Press, South Africa Pages 101 - 104. (Includes a picture).
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 83. (Includes a picture).
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