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Synonyms: |
Euclea myrtina Burch. Euclea undulata Thunb. var. myrtina (Burch.) Hiern |
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Status: | Native |
Description: |
Evergreen shrub or small tree up to 6 m tall. Young shoots hairless except for rusty scales. Leaves usually opposite or subopposite, mostly obovate, oblanceolate or oblanceolate–elliptic, up to 4 cm long and 1·5 cm broad, hairless beneath except for scales; lateral veins and tertiary veins almost invisible; petiole up to 3 mm long; margin often strongly wavy. Inflorescence axillary, unbranched, c. 1 cm long. Male flowers c. 3 mm. long. Corolla deeply lobed, widely open at the throat, each lobe with strigulose hairs. Stamens c. 16. Ovary covered with whitish scales. Fruit c. 7 mm in diameter. |
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Derivation of specific name: | undulata: undulate, wavy |
Habitat: | In woodland and scrub. |
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Worldwide distribution: | Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana Namibia, Eswatini and South Africa. |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: | Wednesday 13 October 2010 |
Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 763. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 16. Curtis, B.A. & Mannheimer, C.A. (2005). Tree Atlas of Namibia National Botanic Research Institute, Windhoek Pages 514 - 515. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 266. 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 39. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 55. as Euclea undulata myrtina Setshogo, M.P. & Venter, F. (2003). Trees of Botswana: names and distribution SABONET Report No. 18 Southern African Botanical Diversity Network, Pretoria Pages 8 - 9. as subsp. myrtina (Includes a picture). White, F. (1983). Ebenaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Pages 298 - 300. (Includes a picture). |
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