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| Synonyms: |
Mimusops oleifolia N.E. Br. Mimusops rudatisii Engl. & K. Krause Mimusops woodii Engl. |
| Common names: | Bush red-milkwood (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or tree to 20 m. Leaves thinly coriaceous, glabrous; lamina 2-5 × 1-2.5 cm, elliptic to obovate, shiny dark green above, dull green beneath; base acute; apex acute, apiculate or rounded; margin slightly undulate. Flowers white to cream, borne in clusters of 1-2 leaf axils. Calyx brownish-pubescent. Corolla: tube c. 1 mm; median and lateral segments approximately equal in shape and size; lateral segments undivided. Fruit ovoid, beaked, 2-3.5 cm long, yellow to orange-red when ripe; fruiting calyx reflexed. |
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| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | obovata: with obovate leaves |
| Habitat: | In gallery forest and moist evergreen forest |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Aug - Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | Southern Mozambique southwards to South Africa (Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape) and Eswatini |
| National distribution: | GI,M |
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| Insects associated with this species: | Pseudarcraea boisduvalii trimenii (Larval foodplant) |
| 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 740. (Includes a picture). Kupicha, F.K. (1983). Sapotaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Page 237. |
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