| Synonyms: |
Tarenna sp. A sensu Bridson |
| Common names: | Pemba tarenna (English) |
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| Status: | Native |
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| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | pembensis: referring to the town of Pemba (formerly Porto Amelia) which lies approximately at the centre of the species' distribution. |
| Habitat: | Coastal woodland or deciduous thicket on red loams and on sandy soils. It also occurs in Acacia woodland on black clay soils. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Coastal northern Mozambique from Mucojo district to Mossuril district, in Cabo Delgado and Nampula provinces |
| FZ divisions: | N |
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| Endemic status: | Endemic |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Bridson, D.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2003). Rubiaceae, Part 3 Flora Zambesiaca 5(3) Page 606. As Tarenna sp. A Burrows, J.E. (2009). Tarenna pembensis and Pavetta curalicola, two new species of Rubiaceae from northern Mozambique Kew Bulletin 64 Pages 691 - 693. (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 1009. (Includes a picture). Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 94. |