Glyphaea tomentosa Mast.

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Levasflor, Mozambique

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Levasflor, Muanza

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Condue, Cheringoma

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Levasflor, Muanza

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Cheringoma Plateau

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Path from Nhago Camp to nearby settlement, Coutada 12

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Along road North of Chironde Camp to Inhamitanga Forest, Coutada 12

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Chironde area, Coutada 12, Cheringoma

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Synonyms:	Glyphaea grewioides sensu Baker. f Oncoba sulcata Sim
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Status:	Native
Description:	Small tree. Leaves alternate, oblong, 4-9 cm long, 3-veined from the base, stellate hairy on both surfaces and with hair-tuft domatia in the axils of the veins below; margin crenate or dentate. Flowers solitary or in few-flowered heads, leaf-opposed, yellow, c. 4.5 cm in diameter. Fruit oblong-cylindric, sometimes with a sharp tip, 4-8 cm long, hard and woody with 8-10 longitudinal ridges, stellate-hairy.
Notes:	- This species is generally very similar to Grewia, except for the distinctive fruit. - Closely related to the more widespread G. brevis (Spreng.) Monachino, which is found in the forests of West and Central Africa.
Derivation of specific name:	tomentosa: tomentose, densely woolly
Habitat:	In deciduous woodland.
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Flowering time:	Jan
Worldwide distribution:	Malawi and Mozambique.
Malawi distribution:	S
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Endemic status:	Near Endemic
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Content 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 567. (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 683. 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 114. Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 89. Strugnell, A.M. (2002). Endemics of Mt. Mulanje. The endemic spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi Systematics and Geography of Plants 72 Page 21. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 180. White, F., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & Chapman, J.D. (2001). Evergreen forest flora of Malawi Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Pages 570 - 571. (Includes a picture). Wild, H. (1963). Tiliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Pages 35 - 37. (Includes a picture).

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