Anisophyllea boehmii
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Old and new foliage;
Note the spiral arrangement of the young leaves
Kitwe; Aug 2008.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Flowers in river gorge; Mpika district, Mpika; May 1995.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Fruit; Kasama; Oct 2000.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Fruit; Muchinga; Nov 1977.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Fruit; Kamuganda; Dec 2010.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Drawing: Patricia Bingham
Drawing: Patricia Bingham
Katanga Province, DRC
Aug 2012
Photo: Jos Stevens
Katanga Province, DRC
Sep 2006
Photo: Jos Stevens
Katanga Province, DRC
Nov 2006
Photo: Jos Stevens
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| Synonyms: |
Anisophyllea pomifera Engl. & Brehmer |
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| Description: |
A small tree to 12 m. high, evergreen or semi-evergreen in northern miombo woodland. One of the most sought after edible wild fruits, sold in the towns. |
| Type location: |
Tanzania |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | boehmii: after Richard Böhm (1854-1884), a German plant collector in Tanzania in 1882. |
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| Flowering time: | Nov - Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DRC, Burundi, Tanzania and Zambia. |
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| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
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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 59. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 658. (Includes a picture). Meerts, P. & Hasson, M. (2016). Arbres et arbustes du Haut-Katanga Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Page 149. (Includes a picture). Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 48. Smith, P. & Allen, Q. (2004). Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of the Miombo Woodlands Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ISBN 1 84246 073 0 Pages 46 - 47. (Includes a picture). Torre, A. & Gonçalves, M. L. (1978). Rhizophoraceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 97 - 99. Also as Anisophyllea pomifera (Includes a picture). |
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