Eugenia natalitia Sond.

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Left bank above Muvumodzi waterfall near junction with Mucandue River, Eastern Chimanimani Mts

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Synonyms:	Eugenia capensis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Sond. subsp. gracilipes F. White Eugenia chirindensis Baker f. Eugenia nyassensis Engl.
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Frequency:	Local
Status:	Native
Description:	Shrub or small tree. Leaves opposite, oblong-elliptic, glabrous, somewhat leathery, gland-dotted, midrib prominent below. Flowers singly or in small clusters below the leaves on previous year's growth, white with a conspicuous mass of stamens. Fruit a round berry, red to purple when ripe, edible.
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Habitat:	In evergreen forest.
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Flowering time:	Oct - Apr
Worldwide distribution:	Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Mozambique distribution:	N,MS
Growth form(s):	Tree, shrub over 2 m.
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Content last updated:	Friday 27 March 2015
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 216. as Eugenia capensis gracilipes and Eugenia capensis nyassensis Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 696. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 25. As Eugenia capensis gracilipes and E. nyassensis Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Pages 827 - 828. (Includes a picture). 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 20. As Eugenia capensis 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. Schmidt, E., Lötter, M. & McCleland, W. (2002). Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park Jacana, Johannesburg, South Africa Pages 476 - 477. (Includes a picture). Steedman, E.C. (1933). Some Trees, Shrubs and Lianes of Southern Rhodesia. Page 57. as Eugenia chirindensis Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 126. as Eugenia capensis var. nyassensis 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. Van Wyk, B. & Van Wyk, P. (1997). Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa. Struik, South Africa Pages 318 - 319. (Includes a picture). Van Wyk, B. & Van Wyk, P. (2013). Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa (Second edition) Struik, South Africa Pages 374 - 375. (Includes a picture). White, F. (1978). Myrtaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Page 190. as Eugenia natalensis subsp. gracilipes Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 96.

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