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Catunaregam taylorii
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Along road to Buye Rotanda, Sussundenga District
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Along road to Buye Rotanda, Sussundenga District
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By trail to Mt Binga along Nhamadzi River, lower Chimanimani Conservation Area.
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By trail to Mt Binga along Nhamadzi River, lower Chimanimani Conservation Area.
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Conservation Education Centre (CEC), Gorongosa National Park.
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Conservation Education Centre (CEC), Gorongosa National Park.
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Chironde area, Coutada 12, Cheringoma
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Nhahomba area, Chimanimani National Reserve
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Nhahomba area, Chimanimani National Reserve
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| Synonyms: |
Catunaregam spinosa (Thunb.) Tirveng. subsp. taylorii (S. Moore) Verdc. Randia vestita S. Moore Xeromphis obovata sensu Codd |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or small tree, armed with woody spines, usually in opposite pairs but sometimes alternate. Branches often spreading or trailing; young stems densely hairy and lenticellate. Leaves in clusters on short side shoots, just below the spines,usually young and just developing at time of flowering, obovate, 3-10 cm long, densely velvety on both surfaces, especially when young, veining indented above. Flowers in 1-3-flowered clusters, white, fading to yellow, sweetly scented. Fruit broadly ellipsoid, c. 2.5 cm in diameter, ribbed, velvety, crowned by the calyx lobes. |
| Notes: | See the similar C. swynnertonii for comparison. |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | Various types of woodland, including Brachystegia, mopane and miombo, overgrazed land, grassland, in sandy soils and on granite outcrops. |
| Altitude range: | 400 - 1525 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | DRC (Katanga), Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and Limpopo, Mpumalanga, South Africa. |
| Mozambique distribution: | 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: | Monday 17 February 2020 |
| Literature: |
Bridson, D.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2003). Rubiaceae, Part 3 Flora Zambesiaca 5(3) Pages 644 - 645. Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 964. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 275. As Xeromphis obovata 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 71. Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 101. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 97. as Catunaregam spinosa subsp. spinosa Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 161. as Catunaregam spinosa subsp. Taylorii |
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