Rytigynia umbellulata (Hiern) Robyns

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Magorogodo hills, Zomba Community

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Lusaka SE 13km., Protea Hill Farm.

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At Popes

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Chironde Camp, Coutada 12, Cheringoma

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Synonyms:	Canthium lagoense Baill. Rytigynia concolor (Hiern) Robyns Rytigynia junodii (Schinz) Robyns Rytigynia perlucidula Robyns Rytigynia sparsifolia (S. Moore) Robyns Rytigynia welwitschii Robyns Vangueria concolor Hiern Vangueria euonymoides sensu Burtt Davy Vangueria ituriensis De Wild. Vangueria junodii Schinz Vangueria sparsifolia S. Moore Vangueria umbellulata Hiern
Common names:	Pompon coffee-medlar (English) Pompon rytigynia (English)
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Status:	Native
Description:	Mostly deciduous small tree or shrub, sometimes scrambling; branches slender, often with lenticels. Leaves opposite, oblong-elliptic to ovate or lanceolate, 2-11 cm long, hairless or sparsely to fairly densely appressed hairy, particularly on the midrib; petiole 2-7 mm long; stipules triangular at the base with long slender tip 6-8 mm long. Inflorescences axillary, umbel-like, 2-8-flowered, often together with the young leaves. Flowers, creamy-yellow or greenish-white; tube 2.5-4 mm long with a ring of deflexed hairs on the inside; corolla lobes 1.8-3 mm long, triangular or oblong. Fruit subglobose, 6-9 mm in diameter, black.
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Derivation of specific name:	umbellulata: referring to the small, umbel-like inflorescences.
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Worldwide distribution:	From Guinea Bissau to Cameroon, Angola, DRC, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia Zimbabwe, Caprivi-Nambibia and Botswana.
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Literature:	Bridson, D.M. (1998). Rubiaceae, Part 2 Flora Zambesiaca 5(2) Pages 286 - 288. Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 947. (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 1082. 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 104. Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 169. 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 74. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 92. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 99. Van Wyk, B., van den Berg, E., Coates Palgrave, M. & Jordaan, M. (2011). Dictionary of names of southern African trees Briza Publications, South Africa Page 583. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 99.

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