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Tarenna junodii
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Along the road from Dondo to Inhaminga North of Condue near Levasflor, Cheringoma.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along the road from Dondo to Inhaminga North of Condue near Levasflor, Cheringoma.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along the road from Dondo to Inhaminga North of Condue near Levasflor, Cheringoma.
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| Synonyms: |
Chomelia junodii Schinz Pavetta junodii (Schinz) K. Schum. |
| Common names: | Climbing butterspoon (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Woody climber or scrambling shrub, up to c. 4 m tall. Bark shiny reddish-brown; branchlets at opposite right angles or even bending backwards, forming climbing aids. Leaves crowded near the ends of branchlets, oblanceolate to narrowly obovate, 2-7.5 cm, long, leathery, hairless, narrowly tapering down the petiole; margin often rolled under; petiole short, 1-4 mm. Flowers in axillary and terminal heads, white with reflexed corolla lobes and protruding style. Fruit fleshy, round, c. 5 mm in diameter, white to black when ripe. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | junodii: named after Henri-Alexandra Junod (1863-1934), Swiss evangelist and naturalist in South Africa. |
| Habitat: | Occurring in dune forest and sand forest. |
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| Flowering time: | Oct - Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | Mozambique and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,Z,MS,GI,M |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Wednesday 2 February 2011 |
| Literature: |
Bridson, D.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2003). Rubiaceae, Part 3 Flora Zambesiaca 5(3) Pages 605 - 606. Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 1009. (Includes a picture). Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 29. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Tarenna junodiiAfrican Plant Database: Tarenna junodii
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