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| Frequency: | Very local |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Suffrutex or small shrub up to 1 m high. |
| Notes: | A very recently described species (2015) closely related to Ochna beirensis and O. braunii but can be distinguished by the pedicel length and the suffruticose habit. |
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| Habitat: | Open grassland between dambos and woodland, in coastal Berlinia dominated woodland and dry forest. |
| Altitude range: | 100 - 150 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Only known from Palma District, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N |
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| Endemic status: | Endemic |
| Red data list status: | Endangered |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Crawford, F.M. & Darbyshire, I. (2015). Ochna dolicharthros (Ochnaceae): a new species from northern Mozambique Kew Bulletin 70(2) Pages 1 - 7. Protologue (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 91. |
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