Diospyros virgata
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Photo: Warren McCleland
Ngonye Falls, Senanga District.
Photo: Warren McCleland
Ngonye Falls, Senanga District.
Photo: Warren McCleland
Ngonye Falls, Senanga District.
Photo: Warren McCleland
Ngonye Falls, Senanga District.
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| Synonyms: |
Maba fragrans Hiern ex Greves Maba virgata Gürke |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
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| Type location: |
Angola |
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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 |
| Images 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. |
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