Diospyros rotundifolia
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Near Chidenguele, between Quissico and Xai-xai
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Bazaruto Island
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Bazaruto Island
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Bazaruto Island
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Bazaruto Island
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Bazaruto Island
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Vilankulo, Inhambane, Mozambique
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Vilankulo, Inhambane, Mozambique
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Vilankulo, Inhambane, Mozambique
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| Common names: | Dune star-apple (English) |
| Frequency: | Common along the coastline |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Evergreen shrub or small tree, to 9 m. Leaves coriaceous, ± circular; apex rounded to ± truncate, often emarginate; margin recurved; glossy green above, paler beneath; lateral veins c. 5, indistinct. Flowers solitary in axils, creamy white. Ovary glabrous with (8-)10 loculi. Fruit spherical, glabrous, red to purplish; female calyx persistent with wing-like lobes reflexed to form a frill. |
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| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | rotundifolia: with round (circular) leaves |
| Habitat: | In coastal thicket on sand-dunes |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Jan |
| Worldwide distribution: | Southern coastal Mozambique and South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) |
| FZ divisions: | GI,M |
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| Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Tuesday 30 December 2014 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 754. (Includes a picture). Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 83. Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 25. White, F. (1983). Ebenaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Pages 258 - 259. (Includes a picture). |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Diospyros rotundifoliaAfrican Plant Database: Diospyros rotundifolia
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