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Synonyms: | ||
Common names: | California pepper-tree (English) Peruvian mastic-tree (English) | |
Description: | Small to medium-sized tree, to 8 m. Branches and foliage pendulous. Leaves long (to 25 cm). Leaflets numerous, linear-lanceolate; margin serrate. Inflorescence of small flowers in a much-branched panicle. Fruit 7-10 mm in diameter. | |
Notes: | ||
Derivation of specific name: | molle: from Mulli, the Peruvian name | |
Flowering time: | ||
Worldwide distribution: | Native of the Peruvian Andes; widely cultivated in warm regions | |
Growth form(s): | Tree. | |
Insects associated with this species: | Bombycomorpha bifascia (Food plant) Micraphe lateritia (Larval foodplant) Menophra obtusata (Larval foodplant) | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species | |
Literature: |
Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 23. |
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