Chamaeclitandra henriquesiana
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Ngonye Falls, Senanga District.
Photo: Warren McCleland
Ngonye Falls, Senanga District.
Photo: Warren McCleland
Ngonye Falls, Senanga District.
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| Synonyms: |
Clitandra henriquesiana (Hall. f.) Pichon Landophia henriquesiana Hall. f. |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Suffrutex with erect branches up to 1 m high. Milky sap present. Leaves opposite, more or less narrowly ovate, 3.5-5.5 cm long, yellowish-green on both surfaces, hairless; petiole 3-4 mm long. Flowers in terminal and lateral, few-flowered clusters, white tinged pink, sweetly scented. Fruit obovoid to pear-shaped, up to 6.5 cm long, yellow to orange with scattered brownish lenticels, edible. |
| Type location: |
Angola |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | henriquesiana: after Júlio Augusto Henriques (1838-1928), Portuguese botanist who founded a botanical museum and library at the University of Coimbra and director of its botanical gardens. |
| Habitat: | In woodland on Kalahari sand. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1050 - 1500 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | DR Congo, Angola and Zambia. |
| Botanical divisions: | V,XI |
| Growth form(s): | Shrub under 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Beentje, H. (2021). Apocynaceae, sous-familes I. Apocynoideae et II. Rauvolfioideae Flore d' Afrique Centrale Jardin botanique de Meise Pages 280 - 282. (Includes a picture). Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. & Kupicha, F.K. et al. (1985). Apocynaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 416 - 418. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 24. |
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