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Pavetta umtalensis
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Hillside above Small valley North-east of Mt Binga, Chimanimani Mts
Photo: Bart Wursten
Hillside above Small valley North-east of Mt Binga, Chimanimani Mts
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| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Local |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or small tree. Bark whitish to pale grey, smooth or finely cracked into squarish pieces. Leaves opposite, elliptic, up to c. 11 cm long, glossy dark green, hairless, with scattered, dot-like to elliptic bacterial nodules, hair-tuft domatia present. Inflorescences on short side branches, with 1-2 pairs of leaves near the apex. Flowers white to greenish-white, sweetly scented; corolla tube 4-7 mm long, slightly shorter than the lobes; style up to 2.5 cm long. Fruit c. 10 mm in diameter, round, glossy black when ripe. |
| Notes: | Specimens of this species turn black when dry. |
| Derivation of specific name: | umtalensis: of Umtali (now Mutare), a city and district in Eastern Zimbabwe. |
| Habitat: | In montane evergreen forest. |
| Altitude range: | 1200 - 2000 m |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | Border mountains of Mozambique and Zimbabwe. |
| Mozambique distribution: | MS |
| Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
| Red data list status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Sunday 8 June 2014 |
| Literature: |
Bridson, D.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2003). Rubiaceae, Part 3 Flora Zambesiaca 5(3) Page 573. Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 996. (Includes a picture). 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 93. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 277. Mapaura, A. (2002). Endemic Plant Species of Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(1) Page 145. 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 73. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 99. |
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