Oxyanthus goetzei
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Magorogodo hills, Zomba Community
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Magorogodo hills, Zomba Community
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Vunduzi river at Mt Bunga, Gorongosa National Park.
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Vunduzi river at Mt Bunga, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Vunduzi river at Mt Bunga, Gorongosa National Park.
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Survey Plot 2, Magorogodo hills, Zomba Community
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| Synonyms: |
Oxyanthus goetzei K. Schum. subsp. goetzei Oxyanthus pallidus sensu R.B. Drumm. Oxyanthus swynnertonii S. Moore |
| Common names: | Wild loquat (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Evergreen shrub. Leaves opposite, elliptic, shiny dark green, with a drip tip; hairless except for stiff hairs on the mid rib beneath. Inflorescences on the upper nodes of branches, 1-9 white flowers with long greenish corolla tubes up to 11 cm. |
| Type location: |
Tanzania |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | goetzei: after Walter Goetze (1872-1899), German naturalist, explorer, photographer and collector of botanical and zoological specimens in Tanzania. |
| Habitat: | In the understorey of evergreen forest. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1500 m |
| Flowering time: | Nov - Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. |
| FZ divisions: | N,MS |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Thursday 18 October 2018 |
| Literature: |
Bridson, D.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2003). Rubiaceae, Part 3 Flora Zambesiaca 5(3) Pages 682 - 684. as subsp. goetzei Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 966. as subsp. goetzei (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 41. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 275. As Oxyanthus pallidus 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 73. as subsp. goetzei Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 224. 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 75. as subsp. goetzei |
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