Ochna richardsiae
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12, Roland Close, Kambanji
Photo: Mark Hyde
12, Roland Close, Kambanji
Photo: Mark Hyde
12, Roland Close, Kambanji
Photo: Mark Hyde
12, Roland Close, Kambanji
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Christon Bank
Photo: Bart Wursten
Christon Bank
Recording Mid-morning - by midday the petals will have fallen; miombo Woodland;
Lusaka SE 20km Jellis' farm; Dec 2012.
Photo: Mike Bingham
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Suffrutex up to 60 cm. Leaves 8-12 × 1-2 cm, narrowly elliptic to oblanceolate; base cuneate to truncate; apex obtuse to subacute; margin spinous-serrate. Inflorescence axillary, racemose or pseudumbellate; pedicels articulated at or close to the base. Sepals 5-8 mm in flower, becoming crimson and increasing to 9-13 mm long. Petals orange to orange-yellow. Carpels 5. Fruits 5-7 mm, subspherical. |
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Zambia, Mbala District |
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| Derivation of specific name: | richardsiae: named for Mrs Mary Richards (1885 - 1977), a prolific botanical collector in Zambia and Tanzania |
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| Worldwide distribution: | DRC, Zambia and Zimbabwe |
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| Growth form(s): | Shrub under 2 m. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 607. (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 64. Robson, N.K.B. (1963). Ochnaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Pages 246 - 247. (Includes a picture). |
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