Boscia angustifolia A. Rich.
var. corymbosa (Gilg) DeWolf

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Photo: Petra Ballings
Nduna Lodge, Malilangwe

Photo: Bart Wursten
Nduna Lodge, Malilangwe

Synonyms:	Boscia corymbosa Gilg
Common names:	Rough-leaved shepherds tree (English)
Frequency:
Status:	Native
Description:	Small evergreen tree. Leaves mostly clustered on very small woody spurs along the branches, oblanceolate to elliptic, 2-7 cm, leathery, dark green above and finely hairy only when young, hairless later, paler grey-green and densely hairy below; midrib grooved along the top; apex broadly tapering to rounded, often with a sharp point. Flowers in dense branched terminal heads, small, without petals, creamy-white to yellowish, sweetly scented. Fruit round, c. 10 mm in diameter, yellow to blackish when ripe.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	angustifolia: narrow-leaved
Habitat:	In hot and dry woodland, often on termite mounds.
Altitude range:
Flowering time:	Randomly throughout the year, often after sudden rain.
Worldwide distribution:	Botswana, DRC, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Mozambique distribution:	N,Z,T,MS
Growth form:	T
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects (whose larvae eat this species):
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Content last updated:	Sunday 14 June 2009
Literature:

African Plant Database: Boscia angustifolia
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Boscia angustifolia
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Boscia angustifolia
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Boscia angustifolia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Boscia angustifolia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Boscia angustifolia
JSTOR Plant Science: Boscia angustifolia
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Boscia angustifolia
Tropicos: Boscia angustifolia
West African Plants database: Boscia angustifolia