Ochna richardsiae N. Robson
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12, Roland Close, Kambanji
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12, Roland Close, Kambanji
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12, Roland Close, Kambanji
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12, Roland Close, Kambanji
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Christon Bank
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Christon Bank
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Description:
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Suffrutex up to 60 cm. Leaves 8-12 × 1-2 cm, narrowly elliptic to oblanceolate; base cuneate to truncate; apex obtuse to subacute; margin spinous-serrate. Inflorescence axillary, racemose or pseudumbellate; pedicels articulated at or close to the base. Sepals 5-8 mm in flower, becoming crimson and increasing to 9-13 mm long. Petals orange to orange-yellow. Carpels 5. Fruits 5-7 mm, subspherical. |
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richardsiae: named for Mrs Mary Richards (1885 - 1977), a prolific botanical collector in Zambia and Tanzania |
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DRC, Zambia and Zimbabwe |
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Shrub under 2 m.
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Literature:
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Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 607. (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 64.
Robson, N.K.B. (1963). Ochnaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Pages 246 - 247. (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: Ochna richardsiae. https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=140300, retrieved 21 March 2023
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