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Chassalia parvifolia
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road to Chosi View, Nyika National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road to Chosi View, Nyika National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road to Chosi View, Nyika National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road to Chosi View, Nyika National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road to Chozi View Point, Nyika National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road to Chozi View Point, Nyika National Park
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| Synonyms: |
Psychotria engleri K. Krause Psychotria parvifolia (K. Schum.) De Wild. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Much-branched bushy shrub to small tree, with 2-ribbed or ridged stems, hairless, soon becoming grey and corky. Leaves elliptic to obovate-oblanceolate or elliptic-oblong, 1–13 cm long, thinly textured, hairless; margins often more or less crinkly in the dry state; petiole 0.2–1.5 cm long; stipules triangular or short and very rounded, 1 -2 mm long. Flowers scented, in much branched small inflorescences; primary peduncles 0.6–5 cm long; secondary peduncles 0.3–3 cm long. Calyx tube squarish, 0.8 mm long; lobes ovate-triangular, 0.25 mm long. Corolla white or greenish-white, often ringed or ripped with pink; tube 4–7 mm long, widened above; lobes ovate, 2 mm long. Fruit ovoid or ellipsoid, 4.5–5 mm long, grooved between the pyrenes, translucent greenish yellow, pink or shiny black. |
| Notes: | PLEASE NOTE the images show galled flower buds NOT fruit! Some specimens from the Mt Mulanje may represent a different variety. |
| Derivation of specific name: | parvifolia: with small leaves |
| Habitat: | Montane forest or riverine forest. |
| Altitude range: | 390 - 2450 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
| Malawi distribution: | N,S |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Sunday 12 May 2019 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 238. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 910. (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 1129. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 100. Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 21. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 277. As Psychotria abrupta Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 168. 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 71. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 87. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 161. 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. Verdcourt, B. (1988). Rubiaceae, Part 1 Flora Zambesiaca 5(1) Pages 39 - 41. (Includes a picture). White, F., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & Chapman, J.D. (2001). Evergreen forest flora of Malawi Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Pages 472 - 473. (Includes a picture). |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Chassalia parvifolia
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Chassalia parvifoliaAfrican Plant Database: Chassalia parvifolia
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