Carpolobia suaveolens Meikle

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Carpolobia suaveolens

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along stream at the base of Mt Bunga, Gorongosa National Park.

Carpolobia suaveolens

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along stream at the base of Mt Bunga, Gorongosa National Park.

Carpolobia suaveolens

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along stream at the base of Mt Bunga, Gorongosa National Park.

Carpolobia suaveolens

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along stream at the base of Mt Bunga, Gorongosa National Park.

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Synonyms: Carpolobia conradsiana sensu Coates Palgrave
Common names:
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Shrub or small tree up to c. 5 m tall. Branchlets pale grey to whitish, hairy only when young. Leaves alternate or clustered at the ends of small lateral branchlets, Obovate to oblanceolate, 15-50 mm long, leathery, shiny green, hairless except for a fringe of brown, white-tipped hairs on the lower half of the midrib beneath; margin rolled under; petiole up to 4 mm long. Flowers in few-flowered axillary clusters, pure white, fading to yellow, c. 12 mm long, lower petals slightly longer than upper 2, sweetly scented. Fruit a fleshy drupe, c. 10 mm in diameter, pointed at the apex, cream to yellow when ripe.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: suaveolens: sweetly scented
Habitat: In open woodland and riverine forest.
Altitude range:
Flowering time:Sep - Dec
Worldwide distribution: Only known from Mozambique.
Mozambique distribution: Z,MS,GI
Growth form(s):
Endemic status: Endemic
Red data list status:
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Content last updated: Wednesday 19 September 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 393. (Includes a picture).

Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 459. as Carpolobia conradsiana

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 91.

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


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: Carpolobia suaveolens.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=229910, retrieved 19 March 2024

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