Eugenia capensis
capensis
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Bazaruto Island
Photo: Meg Coates Palgrave
Bazaruto Island
Photo: Warren McCleland
Govuro Estuary, North of Inhassoro.
Photo: Warren McCleland
Govuro Estuary, North of Inhassoro.
Photo: Warren McCleland
Govuro Estuary, North of Inhassoro.
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| Synonyms: |
Eugenia capensis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Sond. var. major Sond. Memecylon capense Eckl. & Zeyh. |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Evergreen shrub or small tree, usually 2-4 m tall. Leaves opposite, oblanceolate-elliptic to almost circular, up to 4.6 cm long, leathery, rounded at the apex and often subcordate at the base, hairless. Flowers axillary, solitary or in 1-5-flowered clusters, creamy-white to greenish. Fruit subglobose c. 1.5 cm in diameter, purple-black when ripe. |
| Type location: |
South Africa |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | capensis: of the Cape, South Africa. |
| Habitat: | Mostly in coastal sand-dune thickets, more rarely in forest or wooded grassland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 0 - 200 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Southern Mozambique and South Africa. |
| FZ divisions: | GI,M |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Wednesday 31 August 2016 |
| Literature: |
Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Page 109. (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 694. (Includes a picture). 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 27. White, F. (1978). Myrtaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 187 - 188. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Eugenia capensisAfrican Plant Database: Eugenia capensis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Eugenia capensis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Eugenia capensis
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