Sideroxylon inerme
diospyroides
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National Botanic Garden, Harare
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National Botanic Garden, Harare
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| Synonyms: |
Myrsine querimbensis Klotzsch Sideroxylon diospyroides Baker |
| Common names: | White milkwood (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Evergreen shrub or small tree. Leaves elliptic to obovate-oblong covered in rusty hairs that rub off with age. Flowers greenish to white in small clusters in leaf axils or on the old wood. Fruits fleshy, purple-black when ripe, containing milky latex. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | inerme: unarmed, without spines |
| Habitat: | Typically a coastal forest species, in Zimbabwe found along rivers and in open woodland, often associated with termite mounds. |
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| Flowering time: | Jan - Jul |
| Worldwide distribution: | Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. |
| FZ divisions: | N,Z,MS,GI |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Thursday 18 December 2008 |
| Literature: |
Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 176. Kupicha, F.K. (1983). Sapotaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Pages 230 - 232. (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 77. |
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