Psorospermum febrifugum Spach

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Psorospermum febrifugum

Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne
ISPM, Chimoio

Psorospermum febrifugum

Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne
ISPM, Chimoio

Psorospermum febrifugum

Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne
ISPM, Chimoio

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Synonyms:
Common names: Christmas berry (English)
Frequency: Common
Status: Native
Description:
Shrub or small tree. Leaves opposite, at right angles, very variably pubescent, always much lighter underneath. Flowers densely covered in hairs. Fruits in striking masses of deep red berries.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: febrifugum: good at treating fever
Habitat: In various types of open woodland, scrub and wooded grassland.
Altitude range: Up to 1980 m
Flowering time: Oct - Dec
Worldwide distribution: Sierra Leone, Sudan and southwards to Angola, Mozambique and Zimbabwe
Mozambique distribution: N,Z,MS,GI
Growth form: ST
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects (whose larvae eat this species):
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Content last updated: Thursday 2 August 2012
Literature:

Drummond, R.B. (1981). Common Trees of the Central Watershed Woodlands of Zimbabwe. Natural Resources Board, Harare. Pages 148 - 149. (Includes a picture).

Smith, P. & Allen, Q. (2004). Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of the Miombo Woodlands Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ISBN 1 84246 073 0 Pages 38 - 40. (Includes a picture).

Other sources of information about Psorospermum febrifugum:

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


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Stefaan Dondeyne 2007-13

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Dondeyne, S. (2013). Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Psorospermum febrifugum.
http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=140410, retrieved 20 June 2013

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