Sideroxylon inerme L.
subsp. diospyroides (Baker) J.H. Hemsl.
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Photo: Mark Hyde
National Botanic Garden, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
National Botanic Garden, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
National Botanic Garden, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
National Botanic Garden, Harare
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Synonyms:
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Myrsine querimbensis Klotzsch Sideroxylon diospyroides Baker
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Common names:
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White milkwood (English)
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Frequency:
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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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. |
Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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inerme: unarmed, without spines |
Habitat:
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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:
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Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. |
Mozambique distribution:
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N,Z,MS,GI |
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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: |
Thursday 18 December 2008 |
Literature:
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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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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-21
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2021).
Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Sideroxylon inerme subsp. diospyroides. https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=143710, retrieved 27 February 2021
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