Saba comorensis (Bojer) Pichon

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Saba comorensis

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Moribane Forest

Saba comorensis

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Moribane Forest

Saba comorensis

Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne
Moribane Forest

Saba comorensis

Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne
Moribane Forest

Saba comorensis

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Rim of Nhagutua Gorge, Gorongosa national Park, Cheringoma

Saba comorensis

Photo: Bart Wursten
Rim of Nhagutua Gorge, Gorongosa national Park, Cheringoma

Saba comorensis

Photo: Bart Wursten
Rim of Nhagutua Gorge, Gorongosa national Park, Cheringoma

Saba comorensis

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Road accross from Mpunga Rangercamp camp, Moribane Forest

Saba comorensis

Photo: Bart Wursten
Road accross from Mpunga Rangercamp camp, Moribane Forest

Saba comorensis

Photo: Bart Wursten
Road accross from Mpunga Rangercamp camp, Moribane Forest

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Synonyms: Landolphia comorensis (Bojer) K. Schum.
Landolphia comorensis (Bojer) K. Schum. var. florida (Benth.) K. Schum.
Landolphia florida Benth. var. leiantha Oliv.
Landolphia florida Benth.
Pacouria florida (Benth.) Hiern
Saba comorensis (Bojer) Pichon var. florida (Benth.) Pichon
Saba florida (Benth.) Bullock
Vahea comorensis Bojer
Vahea florida (Benth.) F. Muell.
Willughbeia cordata Klotzsch
Common names:
Frequency: Locally frequent
Status: Native
Description:
Robust liane with tendrils, climbing up to 30 m. Branches smooth with conspicuous lenticels, hairless, milky sap present. Leaves opposite, elliptic to ovate, up to 20 cm long, hairless, fairly thinly textured, bright green, slightly paler below. Flowers in dense terminal heads or more lax heads on the tendrils, large, showy, white, sweetly scented. Fruit spherical, up to 6 cm in diameter, yellow to orange when ripe, edible.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: comorensis: of the Comoro Islands.
Habitat: In riverine forest and open woodland.
Altitude range:
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Widespread in Tropical Africa, Madagascar and the Comoro Islands.
Mozambique distribution: N,Z,MS
Growth form(s): Climber, liane.
Endemic status:
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Content last updated: Friday 26 April 2019
Literature:

Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 799. (Includes a picture).

Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 48. As Saba comorensis

Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 269. As Saba florida

Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. & Kupicha, F.K. et al. (1985). Apocynaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 427 - 429. as var. comorensis and var. florida (Includes a picture).

Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. & van Dilst, F.J.H. (1989). Saba (Pichon) Pichon, Series of revisions of Apocynaceae XXVII Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 59(1/2) Pages 190 - 199. (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 19.

Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 44.

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 72.

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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: Saba comorensis.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=145000, retrieved 19 March 2024

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