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Common names: | Belhambra (English) Bella ombre (English) OmbĂș (English) |
Description: | Dioecious tree to 20 m or more. Leaves alternate, simple; petiole long, slender; lamina elliptic to ovate with an acute apex; midvein prominent. Inflorescences racemose, suberect, becoming pendulous. Male flowers: stamens 20-30. Female flowers: staminodes c. 10; ovary consisting of 7-10 carpels. Fruit a berry. |
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Derivation of specific name: | dioica: with male and female flowers on separate plants; dioecious |
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Worldwide distribution: | South America |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Image last updated: | Saturday 24 September 2011 |
Literature: |
Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 92. |
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