Harrisonia abyssinica Oliv.

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Along road 2, Gorongosa National Park

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Nhancuco, lower slopes Mt Gorongosa

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Near Sand forest Casa Banana road, northern boundary Gorongosa national Park.

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Vunduzi River near Bunga Ranger Camp, Gorongosa National Park.

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Status:	Native
Description:	Small shrub, sometimes scandent, or small tree to 10 m. Bark with conical corky bosses, bearing a central prickle. Branches also bearing prickly stipules. Leaves imparipinnate with 3-6 pairs of subopposite leaflets; leaflets elliptic to broadly obovate, sessile; margin crenate (sometimes obscurely so); base asymmetric; petiole and rhachis winged. Inflorescence a lax panicle, to 15 cm. Calyx lobes c. 1 mm, pubescent outside, glabrous within. Petals 4-5 mm, white to yellow, pubescent outside, glabrous within. Ripe fruits c. 10 mm in diameter, glabrous, fleshy, bright red.
Type location:	Uganda
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Derivation of specific name:	abyssinica: of Abyssinia (Ethiopia)
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Flowering time:	Aug - Nov
Worldwide distribution:	From Ethiopia and Guinea southwards to Angola, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia.
FZ divisions:	N,S
Growth form(s):	Tree, shrub over 2 m.
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Images last updated:	Tuesday 7 October 2014
Literature:	Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 364. (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Pages 422 - 423. 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 110. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 230. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 100. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 177. Troupin, G. (1983). Simaroubaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume II Page 256. (Includes a picture). White, F., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & Chapman, J.D. (2001). Evergreen forest flora of Malawi Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Page 550. Wild, H. & Phipps, J.B. (1963). Simaroubaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Pages 218 - 220. (Includes a picture).

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