Trimeria grandifolia (Hochst.) Warb.
subsp. grandifolia

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Bunga Forest, Vumba

Synonyms:	Trimeria rotundifolia (Hochst.) Gilg
Common names:	Mulberry leaf (English) Mulberry-leaved trimeria (English) Wild mulberry (English)
Frequency:
Status:	Native
Description:	Small to medium sized tree. Leaves alternate, almost round with a pointed driptip, distinctly 5-9-veined from the base; margin dentate. Flowers unisexual. Male flowers in branched heads; female flowers in spike-like racemes, small, greenish. Fruit a small, oval, thinly woody capsule, yellow when ripe.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	grandifolia: with large leaves
Habitat:	Native
Altitude range:
Flowering time:	Nov - Feb
Worldwide distribution:
Mozambique distribution:
Growth form:	T
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects (whose larvae eat this species):	Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (African or Common Leopard)
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Content last updated:	Saturday 14 February 2009
Literature:

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