Garcinia punctata
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Katanga Province, DRC;
Aug 2010
Photo: Jos Stevens
Katanga Province, DRC;
Aug 2009
Photo: Jos Stevens.
Katanga Province, DRC;
Aug 2009
Photo: Jos Stevens.
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Tree, 5-9 m tall (up to 20 M. in DRC), glabrous; branches quadrangular at first, later cylindric. Leaves opposite, petiolate, oblong or elliptic with a long narrow obtuse cauda (driptip) at the apex. |
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Angola and Gabon |
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| Flowering time: | Dec - Jan |
| Worldwide distribution: | West Africa; East Africa; South-central Africa (Nigeria, DRC; Zambia; Angola) |
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| Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Robson, N.K.B. (1961). Guttiferae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Page 402. |
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