Diospyros virgata (Gürke) Brenan

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Photo: Warren McCleland
Ngonye Falls, Senanga District.

Synonyms:	Maba fragrans Hiern ex Greves Maba virgata Gürke
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Status:	Native
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Derivation of specific name:	virgata: sparsely branched, virgate.
Habitat:	In dry evergreen forest and various types of woodland, usually on Kalahari sand.
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Worldwide distribution:	DRC, Angola, Zambia and Namibia.
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Content last updated:	Thursday 25 February 2016
Literature:	Curtis, B.A. & Mannheimer, C.A. (2005). Tree Atlas of Namibia National Botanic Research Institute, Windhoek Pages 526 - 527. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 46. White, F. (1983). Ebenaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Page 288.

Flora of Zambia: Diospyros virgata

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