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| Synonyms: |
Aphania senegalensis (Juss. ex Poir.) Radlk. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or small to medium-sized tree. Leaves alternate to sub-opposite, bifoliolate; leaflets elliptic, 8-15 cm long, leathery, apex tapering, often curved down; margin entire, wavy. Flowers unisexual on the same tree, in terminal branched sprays, greenish-cream, small. Fruit ovoid, fleshy, c. 2 × 1.2 cm, occasionally 2-lobed, reddish, indehiscent. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | senegalensis: of Senegal |
| Habitat: | In riverine forest and forested ravines. |
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| Flowering time: | Jul - Sep |
| Worldwide distribution: | From Senegal to Sudan, Ethiopia and south to Angola and Mozambique. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,MS |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 537. (Includes a picture). Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & White, F. (1990). New and noteworthy plants from the evergreen forests of Malawi Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 60(1/2) Page 83. as Aphania senegalensis Exell, A.W. (1966). Sapindaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2) Pages 525 - 526. As Aphania senegalensis (Includes a picture). |
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