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Synonyms: |
Solanum wittei Robyns |
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Status: | Native |
Description: |
Semi-woody shrub, often scrambling, up to 4 m tall, stellate-hairy, often armed with short, yellowish, more or less curved prickles. Leaves simple, often closely set near the ends of branches, lanceolate to ovate-elliptic, up to 14 cm long, densely hairy below, rarely with a few prickles on the midrib; margin entire or sinuate. Flowers in lateral inflorescences, towards the ends of branches, bluish to pale to violet. Fruit globose, 5-10 mm, shining brown-yellow to deep red when ripe. |
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Derivation of specific name: | tettensis: of Tete in Mozambique |
Habitat: | In deciduous woodland, often on termite mounds or rocky places. |
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Worldwide distribution: | Botswana, DRC, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe distribution: | N,C,E,S |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Sunday 18 September 2016 |
Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 869. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 52. Gonçalves, A.E. (2005). Solanaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(4) Pages 92 - 93. 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 80. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 106. Welman, W.G. (2008). The genus Solanum (Solanaceae) in southern Africa: subgenus Leptostemonum, section Giganteiformia Bothalia 38(1) Pages 43 - 44. |
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