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Description: | Evergreen shrub or small tree, glabrous. Inflorescence 5-22-flowered, umbellate. Flowers cream or yellowish-green. Fruit an indehiscent drupe. | |
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Worldwide distribution: | Zambia, Angola, D. R. Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique; to Sierra Leone and S. Sudan. | |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species | |
Literature: |
Beentje, H. (1994). Kenya Trees,Shrubs and Lianas. National Museums of Kenya Page 97. (Includes a picture). Peterson, B. (updated by Verdcourt, B.) (2006). Thymelaeaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Pages 93 - 94. Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Dowsett-Lemaire, F., Congdon, C., Branch, B., Collins, S., Curran, M., Dowsett, R,J., Fishpool, L., Francisco, J., Harris, Kopp, M. & de Sousa, C. (2012). Mt Mabu, Mozambique: Biodiversity and Conservation Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London Page 75. |
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