Canthium glaucum Hiern
subsp. frangula (S. Moore) Bridson
var. frangula

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Canthium glaucum subsp. frangula var. frangula

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Chipote, Mahenye, Ndowoyo CL.

Canthium glaucum subsp. frangula var. frangula

Photo: Bart Wursten
Chipote, Mahenye, Ndowoyo CL.

Canthium glaucum subsp. frangula var. frangula

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along western boundary road, Zambezi National Park.

Canthium glaucum subsp. frangula var. frangula

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along western boundary road, Zambezi National Park.

Canthium glaucum subsp. frangula var. frangula

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along path towards bottom of Nharizengere Falls, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.

Canthium glaucum subsp. frangula var. frangula

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along path towards bottom of Nharizengere Falls, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.

Canthium glaucum subsp. frangula var. frangula

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along path towards bottom of Nharizengere Falls, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.

Canthium glaucum subsp. frangula var. frangula

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along path towards bottom of Nharizengere Falls, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.

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Synonyms: Canthium frangula S. Moore
Common names:
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Multi-stemmed shrub or small tree up to c. 5 m tall. Branches lenticilate, armed with opposite spines up to 2 cm long. Leaves clustered on dwarf spur-branchlets just below the spines, more or less narrowly elliptic, 2.4-6 cm long, usually hairless and green above, much paler and sometimes sparsely pubescent on the veins beneath; hairtuft domatia present; petiole 1-1.6 mm long. Stipules triangular, 1-4 mm long, pubescent on the inside. Flowers in 2-8-flowered clusters, small, whitish or creamy-green. Fruit square in outline, 9-12 mm long, pale red, edible.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: glaucum: bluish-green, glaucous
Habitat: In mopane or Brachystegia woodland riverine thickets, jesse bush, both on Kalahari sand and clay soils, often on termite mounds and sometimes on rocky outcrops.
Altitude range: 370 - 1380 m
Flowering time:Nov - Jan
Worldwide distribution: Botswana, Caprivi-Namibia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Mozambique distribution: N,T,MS
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Endemic status:
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Literature:

Bridson, D.M. (1998). Rubiaceae, Part 2 Flora Zambesiaca 5(2) Pages 317 - 318. (Includes a picture).

Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 917. As Canthium glaucum frangula (Includes a picture).

Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 11.

Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Pages 1088 - 1089.

Curtis, B.A. & Mannheimer, C.A. (2005). Tree Atlas of Namibia National Botanic Research Institute, Windhoek Page 620. as Canthium glaucum

Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 276. As Canthium frangula

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 71.

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 87.

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 96.

Van Wyk, B. & Van Wyk, P. (1997). Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa. Struik, South Africa Pages 260 - 261. (Includes a picture).

Van Wyk, B. & Van Wyk, P. (2013). Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa (Second edition) Struik, South Africa Pages 306 - 307. (Includes a picture).

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Flora of Botswana: Canthium glaucum subsp. frangula var. frangula
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Flora of Malawi: Canthium glaucum subsp. frangula var. frangula
Flora of Zambia: Canthium glaucum subsp. frangula var. frangula
Flora of Zimbabwe: Canthium glaucum subsp. frangula var. frangula

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Canthium glaucum
African Plant Database: Canthium glaucum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Canthium glaucum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Canthium glaucum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Canthium glaucum
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iNaturalist: Canthium glaucum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Canthium glaucum
JSTOR Plant Science: Canthium glaucum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Canthium glaucum
Plants of the World Online: Canthium glaucum
Tropicos: Canthium glaucum
Wikipedia: Canthium glaucum


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: Canthium glaucum subsp. frangula var. frangula.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=155850, retrieved 28 March 2024

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