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Friesodielsia obovata
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Ngepi Camp, Kavango River
Photo: Petra Ballings
Ngepi Camp, Kavango River
Photo: Bart Wursten
Ngepi Camp, Kavango River
Photo: Bart Wursten
Ngepi Camp, Kavango River
Photo: Bart Wursten
Ngepi Camp, Kavango River
Photo: Bart Wursten
Ngepi Camp, Kavango River
Photo: Bart Wursten
Ngepi Camp, Kavango River
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| Synonyms: |
Popowia obovata (Benth.) Engl. & Diels |
| Common names: | Northern dwaba-berry (English) |
| Frequency: | Common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Scrambling shrub or very small tree. Leaves alternate, obovate, bluish-green with conspicuous pale veins, velvety when young. Flowers solitary, terminal or above the leaf axils, cream to greenish yellow, fleshy. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | obovata: with obovate leaves |
| Habitat: | Most often in riverine vegetation, but also on termite mounds and in rocky granite kopjes, sometimes in normal woodland. |
| Flowering time: | Nov - Feb |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, southern DRC, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Growth form(s): | Climber, tree, liane, shrub over 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | Lower Risk - least concern |
| Insects associated with this species: | Graphium leonidas leonidas (Food plant) Graphium porthaon porthaon (Larval foodplant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Wednesday 14 March 2018 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 59. (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 125. as Monanthotaxis obovata (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 18. Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Pages 205 - 206. (Includes a picture). Curtis, B.A. & Mannheimer, C.A. (2005). Tree Atlas of Namibia National Botanic Research Institute, Windhoek Page 87. (Includes a picture). Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 23. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 236. Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Namibia Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 74. Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 72. (Includes a picture). Kamumvuri, G. (ed.) (2004). Plants of Zimbabwe Report No. 1 National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 34. Mannheimer, C. & Curtis B. (2009). Le Roux and Müller's Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of Namibia Macmillan Education, Windhoek, Namibia. Pages 48 - 49. (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 17. Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 25. (Includes a picture). Robson, N.K.B. (1960). Annonaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Pages 123 - 124. as Popowia obovata (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 23. Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 196. Van Wyk, B. & Van Wyk, P. (1997). Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa. Struik, South Africa Pages 158 - 159. (Includes a picture). |
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