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Ehretia obtusifolia
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Along walkway near room 5, Zambezi Sands River Lodge.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along walkway near room 5, Zambezi Sands River Lodge.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along walkway near room 5, Zambezi Sands River Lodge.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along walkway near room 5, Zambezi Sands River Lodge.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along walkway near room 5, Zambezi Sands River Lodge.
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| Synonyms: |
Ehretia caerulea Gürke |
| Common names: | Stamperwood (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Deciduous shrub or small tree; branches often pubescent with short glandular hairs and small scattered bristles when young. Leaves obovate or elliptic,often widely so, 3-8 cm long, sometimes longer, pubescent with glandular hairs, often more densely so beneath, sometimes only on the midrib and veins, domatia usually absent from the vein axils; margin entire or coarsely dentate in the apical part; petiole up to 2 cm long, glandular pubescent. Inflorescences mostly in terminal heads, 3-7 cm long, up to 30-flowered. Corolla blue to mauve, rarely white or purple, 5-lobed. Fruit fleshy, 5-7mm long, usually glandular-pubescent, orange when ripe. |
| Notes: | Can be similar to both Ehretia amoena and Ehretia rigida, particularly in areas where species meet and intermediates occur. |
| Derivation of specific name: | obtusifolia: with obtuse leaves |
| Habitat: | In woodlands, thickets, on granite hills and often on termite mounds. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1500 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | From Ethiopia to South Africa,Angola and Namibia. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Wednesday 1 February 2017 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 829. (Includes a picture). Curtis, B.A. & Mannheimer, C.A. (2005). Tree Atlas of Namibia National Botanic Research Institute, Windhoek Page 564. as Ehretia caerulea 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 30. Martins, E.S. (1990). Boraginaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(4) Pages 78 - 79. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 40. |
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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ehretia obtusifoliaAfrican Plant Database: Ehretia obtusifolia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ehretia obtusifolia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ehretia obtusifolia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Ehretia obtusifolia
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iNaturalist: Ehretia obtusifolia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ehretia obtusifolia
JSTOR Plant Science: Ehretia obtusifolia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ehretia obtusifolia
Plants of the World Online: Ehretia obtusifolia
Tropicos: Ehretia obtusifolia
Wikipedia: Ehretia obtusifolia
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