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Oxyanthus latifolius
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Photo: Mark Hyde
Via Pungue, Catapu
Photo: Meg Coates Palgrave
1.2 kms SEE from Catapu on gravel road. (linearly). Catapu is on road EN1
Photo: Mark Hyde
Via Pungue, Catapu
Photo: Mark Hyde
Via Pungue, Catapu
Photo: Meg Coates Palgrave
Catapu, sawmill margin, behind the clinic, N. Side
Photo: Bart Wursten
Nhagutua Gorge, Gorongosa National Park, Cheringoma.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Path from Nhago Camp to nearby settlement, Coutada 12
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Chironde area, Coutada 12, Cheringoma
Photo: Mark Hyde
Simon's area, near sawmill, Catapu, Mozambique
Photo: Mark Hyde
Simon's area, near sawmill, Catapu, Mozambique
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| Synonyms: |
Oxyanthus monteiroae N.E. Br. Oxyanthus schlechteri K. Schum. |
| Common names: | Nghona-alendo (Sena) Sand-forest loquat (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or multi-stemmed small tree. Bark grey to brown; young branches covered in soft hairs. Leaves elliptic to ovate-oblong, shiny dark green, paler below, more or less hairy, particularly on the midrib below, slightly lobed and asymmetric at the base; hair tufted domatia present. Flowers in dense axillary heads at the upper pair of leaves; corolla white with a long and slender tube, c. 6 cm; lobes short, recurved; style long exserted. Fruit ovoid, c. 3.5 cmm long, orange-yellow, crowned with the remains of the calyx. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | latifolius: broad-leaved |
| Habitat: | In sand forest and mixed deciduous woodland. |
| Altitude range: | |
| Flowering time: | Nov - Jan |
| Worldwide distribution: | Mozambique and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Mozambique distribution: | Z,MS,GI,M |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Monday 6 July 2015 |
| Literature: |
Bridson, D.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2003). Rubiaceae, Part 3 Flora Zambesiaca 5(3) Pages 680 - 682. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 966. (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. 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 28. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Oxyanthus latifoliusAfrican Plant Database: Oxyanthus latifolius
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Oxyanthus latifolius
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Oxyanthus latifolius
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JSTOR Plant Science: Oxyanthus latifolius
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Oxyanthus latifolius
Plants of the World Online: Oxyanthus latifolius
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