Rinorea angustifolia
ardisiiflora
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Near Chiniziuwa River, Cheringoma
Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Chiniziuwa River, Cheringoma
Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Chiniziuwa River, Cheringoma
Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Chiniziuwa River, Cheringoma
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| Synonyms: |
Alsodeia ardisiiflora Oliv. Rinorea ardisiiflora (Welw. ex Oliv.) Kuntze Rinorea holtzii Engl. Rinorea kimiloloensis Taton Rinorea myrsinifolia Dunkley Rinorea sp. A sensu FZ |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or small tree 1–5 m high; bark smooth, grey-brown. Branches slender, brownish-pubescent, becoming hairless Leaves narrowly elliptic to oblong or oblong-ovate, 2–9 cm long, obtuse to shortly acuminate at the apex, somewhat leathery, dark green, completely hairless or pubescent along the midrib below with venation prominent on both surfaces; margin bluntly toothed; petiole 2–3 mm long, channelled above, pubescent; stipules narrowly lanceolate, 2–3 mm long, pubescent. Inflorescence mostly in 1–8-flowered, axillary racemes; peduncle densely pubescent. Flowers erect to pendulous, with pedicels 4–8 mm long, densely pubescent. Sepals ovate to oblong, c. 2 mm long, vertically ribbed, pubescent in the midrib region. Petals lanceolate, 5–6 mm long, white, acute at the apex, becoming more or less completely reflexed, hairless. Capsule 3-sided, 7–8 mm long, greenish-yellow to red-brown, often mottled, hairless or more or less hairy. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | angustifolia: with narrow leaves ardisiiflora:with flowers like an Ardisia, a genus in Primulaceae. |
| Habitat: | Moist evergreen forest and woodland or thicket-forming among rocks in or near rivers |
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| Worldwide distribution: | DR Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia. |
| FZ divisions: | S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Tuesday 19 December 2017 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 623. (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 743. as subsp. natalensis 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 116. as subsp.natalensis 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 22. As Rinorea myrsinifolia Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & White, F. (1990). New and noteworthy plants from the evergreen forests of Malawi Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 60(1/2) Page 85. as Rinorea mysinifolia Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 102. Robson, N.K.B. (1960). Violaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Pages 248 - 250. As Rinorea holtzii (Includes a picture). Robson, N.K.B. (1960). Violaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Page 254. As Rinorea sp. A Schmidt, E., Lötter, M. & McCleland, W. (2002). Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park Jacana, Johannesburg, South Africa Pages 428 - 429. As Rinorea angustifolia (Includes a picture). Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 184. as Rinorea holtzii Taton, A. (1969). Violaceae Flore du Congo du Rwanda et du Burundi Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles Pages 14 - 17. as R. ardisiiflora, R. ardisiiflora var salicifolia and R. kimiloloensis (Includes a picture). 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 76. White, F., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & Chapman, J.D. (2001). Evergreen forest flora of Malawi Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Pages 590 - 591. As Rinorea holzii (Includes a picture). |
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