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Diospyros mweroensis
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Habit
Miombo woodland and termitaria
Nsumbu National Park, Sumbu Distr.
Mar 2022
Photo: Mark Ghaui
Bark
Miombo woodland and termitaria
Nsumbu National Park, Sumbu Distr.
Mar 2022
Photo: Mark Ghaui
Leaves
Miombo woodland and termitaria
Nsumbu National Park, Sumbu Distr.
Mar 2022
Photo: Mark Ghaui
Fruit
Miombo woodland and termitaria
Nsumbu National Park, Sumbu Distr.
Mar 2022
Photo: Mark Ghaui
Fruit
Miombo woodland and termitaria
Nsumbu National Park, Sumbu Distr.
Mar 2022
Photo: Mark Ghaui
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| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Local |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Semi-deciduous tree up to 10 m tall; bark smooth, shed in large irregular scales; leaves leathery, 3.2 x 1.2-9.5 x 3.5 cm, oblanceolate, oblanceolate-oblong or obovate-oblong, apex shortly and abruptly acuminate, rarely acute or obtuse, base cuneate or rounded, lateral nerves prominent beneath; male flowers subfasciculate or in shortly pedunculate cymes, 6-9 together in axils of fallen leaves or on older branchlets; female flowers in 1-5 flowered fascicles on older leafless branches with corollas c. 1.3 cm long; fruit apiculate, yellow at first turning black at maturity, c. 2.5 x 2.2 cm, glabrous; fruiting calyx 1.4 x 2.4 cm; seeds 8, c. 1.6 x 0.6 x 0.4 cm, black. |
| Type location: |
DRC |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | mweroensis: presumably after Lake Mweru, the region around which the species occurs |
| Habitat: | Miombo woodland and on termitaria |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 800 - 1500 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | DRC (Katanga) and Zambia |
| National distribution: | N |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | N |
| Growth form(s): | Terrestrial. |
| Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Tuesday 17 May 2022 |
| Literature: |
White, F. (1983). Ebenaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Pages 255 - 257. (Includes a picture). |
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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Diospyros mweroensisBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Diospyros mweroensis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Diospyros mweroensis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Diospyros mweroensis
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iNaturalist: Diospyros mweroensis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Diospyros mweroensis
JSTOR Plant Science: Diospyros mweroensis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Diospyros mweroensis
Plants of the World Online: Diospyros mweroensis
Tropicos: Diospyros mweroensis
Wikipedia: Diospyros mweroensis
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