Euclea natalensis
obovata
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Along road to Mpawe Village,Coutada 12, Cheringoma
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| Synonyms: |
Euclea fructuosa Hiern |
| Common names: | Coastal hairy guarri (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or small bushy tree, 2-7 m tall. Bark greyish, rough and fissured, flaking in thick pieces. Leaves obovate to broadly oblanceolate, up to 6-11 cm long, with a rounded to obtuse apex, sparsely hairy below. Flowers in dense, branched axillary heads, greenish-white or cream, most parts covered in dense rusty woolly hairs. Fruit in clusters, round c. 7 mm in diameter, sometimes rusty hairy, red to black. |
| Type location: |
Mozambique |
| Notes: | This is the most common and widespread subspecies in Mozambique. |
| Derivation of specific name: | natalensis: of Natal, South Africa; obovata: with obovate leaves. |
| Habitat: | Often in scrub forest and thickets, less often in riverine forest, Brachystegia woodland or on termite mounds. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 0 - 900 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape South Africa. |
| FZ divisions: | 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 |
| Images last updated: | Friday 18 May 2018 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 762. (Includes a picture). Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 82. White, F. (1983). Ebenaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Pages 289 - 291. (Includes a picture). |
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