Strombosia scheffleri
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Southeastern ridge, Mt Gorongosa
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Southeastern ridge, Mt Gorongosa
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| Synonyms: |
Strombosia toroensis S. Moore |
| Common names: | Strombosia (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Large evergreen tree with a fluted trunk. Bark smooth, dark purple-brown, flaking to reveal a pattern of paler patches. Leaves alternate, oblong, 7-20 cm, shiny light green above, hairless; margin entire. Flowers small and inconspicuous, clustered on dwarf spur-branchlets, yellowish green. Fruit oblong, c. 2.5 cm, depressed at the apex around the remains of the style. |
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| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | scheffleri: named after J.C. Scheffler, 18th century botanist from Danzig |
| Habitat: | In (sub) montane evergreen forest. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Oct |
| Worldwide distribution: | From West Africa to DRC, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe |
| FZ divisions: | Z,MS |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 27 May 2022 |
| 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 219. (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 110. (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Pages 197 - 198. Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 19. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 236. Garcia, J.G. (1963). Olacaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Pages 334 - 336. (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 65. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 236. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 128. Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Dowsett-Lemaire, F., Congdon, C., Branch, B., Collins, S., Curran, M., Dowsett, R,J., Fishpool, L., Francisco, J., Harris, Kopp, M. & de Sousa, C. (2012). Mt Mabu, Mozambique: Biodiversity and Conservation Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London Page 74. Troupin, G. (1978). Olacaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume I Pages 174 - 175. (Includes a picture). |
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