Chamaeclitandra henriquesiana (Hallier f.) Pichon

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Ngonye Falls, Senanga District.

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Synonyms:	Clitandra henriquesiana (Hall. f.) Pichon Landophia henriquesiana Hall. f.
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Status:	Native
Description:	Suffrutex with erect branches up to 1 m high. Milky sap present. Leaves opposite, more or less narrowly ovate, 3.5-5.5 cm long, yellowish-green on both surfaces, hairless; petiole 3-4 mm long. Flowers in terminal and lateral, few-flowered clusters, white tinged pink, sweetly scented. Fruit obovoid to pear-shaped, up to 6.5 cm long, yellow to orange with scattered brownish lenticels, edible.
Type location:	Angola
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Derivation of specific name:	henriquesiana: after Júlio Augusto Henriques (1838-1928), Portuguese botanist who founded a botanical museum and library at the University of Coimbra and director of its botanical gardens.
Habitat:	In woodland on Kalahari sand.
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Worldwide distribution:	DRC, Angola and Zambia.
National distribution:	B,W,S
Zambian distribution (Provinces):	Nw,S,W
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Images last updated:	Thursday 25 February 2016
Literature:	Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. & Kupicha, F.K. et al. (1985). Apocynaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 416 - 418. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 24.

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