Keetia gueinzii
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Woodland rd, Vumba
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Plateau Southwest of Tsungudzi river crossing, Chimanimani Mts.
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Plateau Southwest of Tsungudzi river crossing, Chimanimani Mts.
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Plateau Southwest of Tsungudzi river crossing, Chimanimani Mts.
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Plateau Southwest of Tsungudzi river crossing, Chimanimani Mts.
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| Synonyms: |
Canthium gueinzii Sond. |
| Common names: | Climbing turkey-berry (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Evergreen climber or scrambling shrub. Leaves opposite, variously hairy below with domatia, ovate to oblong-lanceolate; stipules ovate-lanceolate, gradually pointed. Flowers in dense axillary clusters, creamy-white, sweetly scented. Fruit in clusters, sometimes two-lobed, blackish when ripe. |
| Type location: |
South Africa |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | gueinzii: after Wilhelm Gueinzius (1814-1874), German apothecary and naturalist in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Habitat: | In margins of evergreen forest, in various types of woodland and in bush clumps in montane grassland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Sep - Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | From Cameroon to Ethiopia and south to Eswatini and Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Bridson, D.M. (1998). Rubiaceae, Part 2 Flora Zambesiaca 5(2) Pages 363 - 365. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 242. (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 924. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 35. 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 23. As Canthium gueinzii Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 276. As Canthium gueinzii Fischer, E. & Killmann, D. (2008). Illustrated Field guide to the Plants of Nyungwe National Park Rwanda. University of Koblenz-Landau. Page 300. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 72. Meerts, P. & Hasson, M. (2016). Arbres et arbustes du Haut-Katanga Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Page 212. (Includes a picture). Steedman, E.C. (1933). Some Trees, Shrubs and Lianes of Southern Rhodesia. Page 77. As Canthium gueinzii Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 164. Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Dowsett-Lemaire, F., Congdon, C., Branch, B., Collins, S., Curran, M., Dowsett, R,J., Fishpool, L., Francisco, J., Harris, Kopp, M. & de Sousa, C. (2012). Mt Mabu, Mozambique: Biodiversity and Conservation Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London Page 75. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 98. |
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