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Shirakiopsis elliptica
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John Ball's cottage, Vumba
Photo: Bart Wursten
John Ball's cottage, Vumba
Photo: Bart Wursten
By roadside, Vumba road before the Essex road turnoff
Photo: Bart Wursten
By roadside, Vumba road before the Essex road turnoff
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| Synonyms: |
Sapium ellipticum (Hochst. ex Krauss) Pax Sapium mannianum (Müll. Arg.) Benth. |
| Common names: | Jumping-seed tree (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small to medium-sized tree. Leaves elliptic, oblong or lanceolate, 4-14 cm, leathery, dark green above, paler below; margin toothed or scalloped; 2-4 glands present on the margin near the base. Petiole shallowly grooved on top. Flowers in terminal, catkin-like spikes, yellow. Fruit c. 10 × 7 mm, 1-2-lobed, crowned with the persistent styles, reddish-brown when ripe. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | elliptica: elliptic, oblong with rounded ends |
| Habitat: | In and along the margins of evergreen forest. |
| Altitude range: | |
| Flowering time: | Nov - Apr |
| Worldwide distribution: | Throughout most of tropical Africa to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,Z,T,MS,M |
| Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | Sevenia boisduvali boisduvali (Food plant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 23 July 2010 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 149. as Sapium ellipticum (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 468. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 49. As Sapium ellipticum Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 20. As Sapium ellipticum Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 253. As Sapium ellipticum 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 43. as Sapium ellipticum Radcliffe-Smith, A. (1996). Euphorbiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(4) Pages 324 - 325. As Sapium ellipticum Schmidt, E., Lötter, M. & McCleland, W. (2002). Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park Jacana, Johannesburg, South Africa Pages 294 - 295. as Sapium ellipticum (Includes a picture). Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 25. As Sapium ellipticum Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 89. as Sapium ellipticum Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Dowsett-Lemaire, F., Congdon, C., Branch, B., Collins, S., Curran, M., Dowsett, R,J., Fishpool, L., Francisco, J., Harris, Kopp, M. & de Sousa, C. (2012). Mt Mabu, Mozambique: Biodiversity and Conservation Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London Page 73. |
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