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| Synonyms: |
Canthium mundianum Cham. & Schldtl. Plectronia mundiana (Cham. & Schltdl.) Pappe Plectronia mundii Sim |
| Common names: | Rock-alder (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or small tree. Leaves often at apex of lateral and main branches, or with several pairs on current season’s growth, not always fully mature at time of flowering, elliptic to round, 2–7.5 cm long, hairless or sometimes sparsely pubescent on both surfaces; lateral nerves in 4–5 main pairs; hair-tuft domatia usually present; petioles 2–10 mm long, hairless or sparsely pubescent; stipules triangular at base, subulate above, 2–6 mm long. Flowers 5-merous, in 3–20-flowered inflorescences along the length of mature stems or restricted to the apex; peduncles 2–12 mm long, more or less pubescent pubescent; pedicels up to 3 mm long. Corolla greenish-white or yellowish; tube 1–2 mm long, pubescent at throat; lobes triangular-ovate to ovate, 2–3 mm long, thickened at apex, often finely velvety at the margin. Fruit more or less square in lateral view, 9–11 mm in diameter, deeply indented at apex. |
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| Habitat: | Along margins of forest or in thickets, often near streams. |
| Altitude range: | 1060 - 1980 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Mozambique, Zimbabwe Botswana? and Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape, Eastern Cape South Africa. |
| Mozambique distribution: | MS,M |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Bridson, D.M. (1998). Rubiaceae, Part 2 Flora Zambesiaca 5(2) Pages 321 - 323. as Canthium mundianum Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 921. (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 1091. as Canthium mundianum Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 99. as Canthium mundianum Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 276. As Canthium mundianum Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 71. as Canthium mundianum Schmidt, E., Lötter, M. & McCleland, W. (2002). Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park Jacana, Johannesburg, South Africa Pages 620 - 621. as Canthium mundianum (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 96. as Canthium mundianum Van Wyk, B. & Van Wyk, P. (1997). Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa. Struik, South Africa Pages 278 - 279. as Canthium mundianum (Includes a picture). Van Wyk, B. & Van Wyk, P. (2013). Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa (Second edition) Struik, South Africa Pages 326 - 327. (Includes a picture). |
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