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Diospyros senensis
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Catapu Concession, Sofala.
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Catapu Concession, Sofala.
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Catapu Concession, Sofala.
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Along road no2, Gorongosa National Park
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Along road no2, Gorongosa National Park
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Along road no. 1, Gorongosa National Park
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Along road from Coutada 11 boundary to Chironde, Coutada 12, Cheringoma
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Along road from Coutada 11 boundary to Chironde, Coutada 12, Cheringoma
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| Synonyms: |
Diospyros shirensis Hiern |
| Common names: | Spiny jackal-berry (English) |
| Frequency: | Locally common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or small tree armed with large, sharp spines. Bark grey, peeling to reveal a creamy underbark; trunks often distinctly fluted. Leaves, more or less narrowly obovate, 4-14 cm long, leathery, glossy dark green above, paler below more or less densely hairy on both surfaces; midrib sunken above, prominent below wit veining forming a distinct yellowish network; margin entire, hair-fringed when young. Flowers axillary in few-flowered clusters, creamy-white to yellowish. Fruit fleshy, ovoid to subspherical, c. 2 cm in diameter, yellow, mostly hairless cupped in the calyx, enclosing the fruit about halfway. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | senensis: from Sena on the Zambezi River in Mozambique |
| Habitat: | In deciduous woodland and thicket. |
| Altitude range: | Up to 1000 m |
| Flowering time: | Nov - Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | DRC, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,Z,T,MS |
| Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 21 December 2017 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 752. (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Pages 908 - 909. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 267. 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 39. White, F. (1983). Ebenaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Pages 264 - 265. |
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