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Flacourtia indica
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Nhabawa village school, Chikukwa, lower Chimanimani Mts
Photo: Bart Wursten
Nhabawa village school, Chikukwa, lower Chimanimani Mts
Photo: Bart Wursten
Nhabawa village school, Chikukwa, lower Chimanimani Mts
Photo: Bart Wursten
Nhabawa village school, Chikukwa, lower Chimanimani Mts
Photo: Bart Wursten
Nhabawa village school, Chikukwa, lower Chimanimani Mts
Photo: Bart Wursten
Nhabawa village school, Chikukwa, lower Chimanimani Mts
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| Synonyms: |
Flacourtia hirtiuscula Oliv. Flacourtia ramontchi L'Hér. |
| Common names: | Batoka plum (English) Governor's plum (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or small tree. Leaves elliptic, ovate or almost circular; margin entire, scalloped or toothed. Flowers inconspicuous, greenish-yellow in short axillary or terminal sprays, sexes separate on different trees. Fruit fleshy, near-spherical, purple when ripe. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | indica: of India |
| Habitat: | In various types of woodland. |
| Altitude range: | Up to 1600 m |
| Flowering time: | Sep - Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | Tropical Africa south to northern South Africa, Swaziland; Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, Indo-china, Indonesia and China |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,Z,T,MS,GI |
| Growth form: | ST |
| 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: | Sunday 12 August 2012 |
| Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1981). Common Trees of the Central Watershed Woodlands of Zimbabwe. Natural Resources Board, Harare. Pages 154 - 155. (Includes a picture). |
Other sources of information about Flacourtia indica:
African Plant Database: Flacourtia indicaBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Flacourtia indica
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Flacourtia indica
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Flacourtia indica
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Flacourtia indica
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Flacourtia indica
JSTOR Plant Science: Flacourtia indica
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Flacourtia indica
Tropicos: Flacourtia indica
West African Plants database: Flacourtia indica
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