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Osyris lanceolata
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Domboshawa
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Globe Rock, Vumba
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Nyamziwa Falls Nyanga NP
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Bunga Views, Vumba
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Bunga Views, Vumba
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Mutirikwi CL, Murray MacDougall Drive
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Mutirikwi CL, Murray MacDougall Drive
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Mutirikwi CL, Murray MacDougall Drive
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Slopes of Mt Belingwe.
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Slopes of Mt Belingwe.
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| Synonyms: |
Osyris abyssinica Hochst. ex A. Rich. Osyris quadripartita Salzm. ex Decne. |
| Common names: | Bark bush (English) Rock tannin-bush (English) Transvaal sumach (English) |
| Frequency: | Widespread and fairly common but not usually abundant in any one place. |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Mostly a large evergreen shrub but occasionally a small tree. Branches blue-green, erect and angular. Leaves alternate, lanceolate, 3-4.5 cm long, glaucous, thickly leathery, veining obscure; apex with a sharp tip; margin entire. Flowers in axillary clusters on long stalks, small, yellow-green; lobes 3. Stamens usually 3, rarely 4. Fruit c. 10 × 15 mm, yellow becoming red when ripe, crowned with the remains of the calyx. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | lanceolata: lanceolate |
| Habitat: | On rocky outcrops and hillsides, in woodland and wooded grassland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1000 - 2280 m |
| Flowering time: | Sep - Feb |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in northern, eastern and southern Africa from Morocco to South Africa, Southern Europe (Spain and Balearic Isles) and Asia. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
| Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | Mylothris agathina agathina (Larval foodplant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 15 February 2013 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 259. as Osyris quadripartita (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 107. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 41. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 27. Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Pages 194 - 195. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 235. Hilliard, O.M. (2006). Santalaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Pages 244 - 246. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 76. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 100. Steedman, E.C. (1933). Some Trees, Shrubs and Lianes of Southern Rhodesia. Pages 6 - 7. as Osyris abyssinica Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 172. |
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