Bridelia mollis Hutch.

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Bridelia mollis

Photo: Bart Wursten
Bunga Camp, base of Mt Bunga, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.

Bridelia mollis

Photo: Bart Wursten
Bunga Camp, base of Mt Bunga, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.

Bridelia mollis

Photo: Bart Wursten
Bunga Camp, base of Mt Bunga, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.

Bridelia mollis

Photo: Bart Wursten
Main gate at turn-off to CEC compound, Gorongosa National Park

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Synonyms: Bridelia scandens sensu Eyles
Common names: Velvet sweetberry (English) Velvet-leaved bridelia (English)
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Shrub or small tree. Bark dark brown to grey, rough with longitudinal striations; young shoots densely velvety. Leaves alternate, ovate to obovate, 3 - 12 cm long, light green and densely velvety on both surfaces; lateral veins conspicuously parallel; apex rounded, often notched; margin entire but sometimes appearing scalloped between the veins. Flowers in tight axillary clusters, small greenish-yellow, unisexual on the same tree. Fruit a subspherical fleshy berry, c. 10 × 8 mm, black when ripe, edible.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: mollis: soft, referring to the velvety hairy leaves.
Habitat: In sandy soils among rocks or on granite kopjes.
Altitude range: 80 - 1525 m
Flowering time:Nov - Feb
Worldwide distribution: Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and North-West, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Mozambique distribution: N,Z,T,MS,M
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:
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Content last updated: Friday 6 November 2015
Literature:

Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 410. (Includes a picture).

Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 10.

Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 7.

Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 251.

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 40.

Radcliffe-Smith, A. (1996). Euphorbiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(4) Pages 13 - 14.

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 55.

Shone, D.K. & Drummond, R.B. (1965). Poisonous Plants of Rhodesia Ministry of Agriculture, Rhodesia Page 59.

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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Bridelia mollis.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=134710, retrieved 10 October 2024

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