Gymnosporia harveyana
harveyana
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nr Crimsonwing Cottage, Seldomseen, Vumba
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nr Crimsonwing Cottage, Seldomseen, Vumba
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nr Crimsonwing Cottage, Seldomseen, Vumba
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Stream below Bridal Veil Falls, Chimanimani.
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Stream below Bridal Veil Falls, Chimanimani.
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Stream below Bridal Veil Falls, Chimanimani.
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Cloudlands Forest, Vumba
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Cloudlands Forest, Vumba
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| Synonyms: |
Celastrus concinnus N.E. Br. Gymnosporia concinna (N.E. Br.) Bews Maytenus mossambicensis p.p. |
| Common names: | Black forest spike-thorn (English) |
| Frequency: | Locally frequent |
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| Description: |
Shrub or small tree, armed or with straight reddish spines. Leaves up to 5 × 2.5 cm, shiny bright green, paler below, spirally arranged on short lateral spur-branchlets, ovate to elliptic, hairless; margins crenate-dentate; stipules conspicuous and thread-like. Inflorescences dense, axillary, clusters usually shorter than the leaves. Flowers white. Fruit a semi-fleshy, round, somewhat 3-lobed capsule, pendulous on a long stalk, white to reddish brown or carmine when ripe. |
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| Notes: | See G. mossambicensis for comparison. |
| Derivation of specific name: | harveyana: after William Harvey (1811-1866), botanist, collector and one of the authors of Flora Capensis. |
| Habitat: | Along the margins and in the understorey of montane forest. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 2400 m |
| Flowering time: | Jul - Sep |
| Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape, South Africa. |
| FZ divisions: | N/Z,MS,GI |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 125. as Gymnosporia harveyana Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 507. (Includes a picture). 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 33. |
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Flora of Malawi: Gymnosporia harveyana subsp. harveyanaFlora of Zimbabwe: Gymnosporia harveyana subsp. harveyana
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Gymnosporia harveyana subsp. harveyana
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Gymnosporia harveyanaAfrican Plant Database: Gymnosporia harveyana
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Gymnosporia harveyana
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Gymnosporia harveyana
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Gymnosporia harveyana
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