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Osyris compressa
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Close to Zongoene, Gaza province.
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| Synonyms: |
Colpoon compressum P.J. Bergius Thesium colpoon L.f. |
| Common names: | Coastal tannin-bush (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Glabrous shrub or small tree, to 5 m. Leaves opposite or sometimes subopposite, elliptic, stiff; base cuneate; apex apiculate; midvein running down stem as narrow ridge. Flowers bisexual, arranged in small terminal panicles. Perianth pale greenish-yellow; tube very short; lobes usually 4. Stamens usually 4. Fruit 6-7 mm in diameter, ellipsoid, fleshy, red at maturity. |
| Notes: | This species differs from Osyris lanceolata in having opposite (or subopposite) leaves and floral parts in fours (threes in O. lanceolata). |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | In scrub and forest on coastal dunes |
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| Worldwide distribution: | In southern coastal Mozambique and South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal to Cape Peninsula) |
| Mozambique distribution: | GI,M |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Monday 20 January 2014 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 107. (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 194. (Includes a picture). Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 28. Hilliard, O.M. (2006). Santalaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Pages 242 - 246. (Includes a picture). |
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