Tapura fischeri Engl.
var. pubescens Verdc. & Torre
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At Manager's compound near saw mill, Catapu
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Inhamitanga Forest Reserve, Cheringoma
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Inhamitanga Forest Reserve, Cheringoma
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Inhamitanga Forest Reserve, Cheringoma
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Inhamitanga Forest Reserve, Cheringoma
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Inhamitanga Forest Reserve, Cheringoma
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Inhamitanga Forest Reserve, Cheringoma
Photo: Bart Wursten
Inhamitanga Forest Reserve, Cheringoma
Photo: Bart Wursten
Inhamitanga Forest Reserve, Cheringoma
Photo: Bart Wursten
Inhamitanga Forest, Cheringoma
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Inhamitanga Forest, Cheringoma
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Inhamitanga Forest, Cheringoma
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Inhamitanga Forest, Cheringoma
Photo: Bart Wursten
Inhamitanga Forest, Cheringoma
Photo: Bart Wursten
Inhamitanga Forest, Cheringoma
Photo: Bart Wursten
Inhamitanga Forest, Cheringoma
Photo: Bart Wursten
Inhamitanga Forest, Cheringoma
Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)
Synonyms:
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Common names:
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Leafberry tree (English)
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Frequency:
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Small tree. Bark mottled greenish-brown, thinly scaly. Leaves alternate, elliptic or broadly lanceolate, 3-8 cm long, light green, thinly textured, variously hairy, hairtuft domatia in the axils of the veins below; margin entire. Flowers very small, 2-3 mm in diameter, white in small clusters. The flower stalk is combined with the petiole so the flowers and fruits actually appear to arise from the base of the leaves. Fruit ovoid, c. 4 mm long, glabrous, fleshy, splitting to show the bright red seed. |
Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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fischeri: named after Dr Gustav Fischer (1848-1886), German doctor and naturalist, who collected in Kenya and Tanzania. |
Habitat:
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In woodland or riverine and evergreen forest at low altitudes. |
Altitude range: |
Up to 500 m |
Flowering time: | Oct - Dec |
Worldwide distribution:
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Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. |
Mozambique distribution:
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T,MS |
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Endemic status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: |
Monday 28 November 2022 |
Literature:
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Breteler, F.J. (1986). The African Dichapetalaceae IX; A taxonomical revision Agricultural University Wageningen Papers 86(3) Pages 56 - 61. as Tapura fischeri (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 400. As Tapura fischeri (Includes a picture).
Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 52.
Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 250.
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 39.
Torre, A.R. (1963). Dichapetalaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Pages 327 - 328. (Includes a picture).
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-23
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2023).
Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Tapura fischeri var. pubescens. https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=134020, retrieved 21 March 2023
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