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Rauvolfia mombasiana
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Road to Levasflor, Cheringoma
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Vilankulo, Inhambane, Mozambique
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Vilankulo, Inhambane, Mozambique
Photo: Sune Holt
Vilankulo, Inhambane, Mozambique
Photo: Sune Holt
Vilankulo, Inhambane, Mozambique
Photo: Sune Holt
Vilankulo, Inhambane, Mozambique
Photo: Sune Holt
Vilankulo, Inhambane, Mozambique
Photo: Sune Holt
Vilankulo, Inhambane, Mozambique
Photo: Sune Holt
Vilankulo, Inhambane, Mozambique
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| Synonyms: |
Rauvolfia monopyrena K. Schum. |
| Common names: | Lesser quinine-tree (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or small tree to 9 m with lenticellate bark. Leaves petiolate; lamina narrowly obovate to narrowly elliptic, glossy, hairless, with 5-25 lateral veins on each side of the midrib. Inflorescences lax, axillary heads. Pedicels 3-8 mm. Corolla: tube 4-8 mm, white or greenish-white; lobes 0.8-1.8 mm. Fruits with one or both carpels developing; carpels 5-10 mm, ellipsoid. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | mombasiana: of Mombasa, Kenya |
| Habitat: | In riverine and lowland evergreen forest; coastal zone on sandy soil. |
| Altitude range: | |
| Flowering time: | Nov - Feb |
| Worldwide distribution: | Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,Z,MS,GI |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Wednesday 4 February 2015 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 801. (Includes a picture). Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. & Kupicha, F.K. et al. (1985). Apocynaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Page 462. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Rauvolfia mombasianaAfrican Plant Database: Rauvolfia mombasiana
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Rauvolfia mombasiana
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Rauvolfia mombasiana
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Rauvolfia mombasiana
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iNaturalist: Rauvolfia mombasiana
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Rauvolfia mombasiana
JSTOR Plant Science: Rauvolfia mombasiana
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Rauvolfia mombasiana
Plants of the World Online: Rauvolfia mombasiana
Tropicos: Rauvolfia mombasiana
Wikipedia: Rauvolfia mombasiana
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