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Ochna gambleoides
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Nhahomba area, Chimanimani National Reserve
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| Common names: | Large-leaved Ochna (English) Large-leaved plane (English) |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small tree, sometimes branching from the base, with slender trunk and silver-grey rectangularly fissured bark. Leaves often blue-green, leathery, oblong-elliptic to obovate, up to 14.5 cm long, veining prominent on both surfaces; margin finely toothed; petiole 5–20 mm long, stout, flattened above. Flowers c. 7–16, in more or less condensed heads; pedicels 2·6–4 mm long in fruit, articulated at the base. Sepals orange-red to scarlet, 16–25 mm long, convex and ascending in fruit. Drupelets flattened-ovoid-subcylindric, 10–13 mm long. |
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| Habitat: | In Brachystegia woodland. |
| Altitude range: | 570 - 1400 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,MS |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Monday 17 February 2020 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 602. (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 726. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 91. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 260. 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 64. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 81. Robson, N.K.B. (1963). Ochnaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Pages 246 - 248. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 127. Van Wyk, B. & Van Wyk, P. (1997). Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa. Struik, South Africa Pages 148 - 149. (Includes a picture). Van Wyk, B. & Van Wyk, P. (2013). Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa (Second edition) Struik, South Africa Pages 170 - 171. (Includes a picture). |
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