Cordia goetzei Gürke
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road nr 3 near junction road nr 1, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road nr 3 near junction road nr 1, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road nr 3 near junction road nr 1, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Sandforest loop, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Road 11, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Road between gates, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Road between gates, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Road between gates, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Warren McCleland
Pande, Inhassoro District
Photo: Warren McCleland
Pande, Inhassoro District
Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)
Synonyms:
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Common names:
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Grey-bark saucer-berry (English)
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Frequency:
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Scrambling shrub or small tree. Stems and branches distinctly angled and fluted; bark smooth, blue-grey with large parts peeling off to reveal dove-grey underbark; young trees smooth, greenish-grey. Leaves broadly elliptic to obovate, 5-12 cm long, hairless when mature, midrib and petiole grooved; base often asymmetric; margin entire. Flowers in terminal or axillary heads, white to creamy-yellow, funnel-shaped, c. 6 mm in diameter. Fruit ovoid-conical with a sharp point, 1.5 cm long, cupped in the toothed calyx, orange when ripe. |
Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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goetzei: after Walter Goetze (1872-1899), German naturalist, explorer, photographer and collector of botanical and zoological specimens in Tanzania. |
Habitat:
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In riverine fringes, woodland, thickets, usually near water courses. |
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Flowering time: | Sep - Dec |
Worldwide distribution:
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South Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. |
Malawi distribution:
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N,C,S |
Growth form(s):
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Tree.
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Endemic status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: |
Friday 11 March 2016 |
Literature:
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Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 823. (Includes a picture).
Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 271.
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 30.
Martins, E.S. (1990). Boraginaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(4) Pages 62 - 64. (Includes a picture).
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-23
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2023).
Flora of Malawi: Species information: Cordia goetzei. https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=148200, retrieved 30 January 2023
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