Pyrostria bibracteata (Baker) Cavaco

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Levasflor, Cheringoma Escarpment

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Along path to Mt Binga just before Nhamadzi River crossing, Chimanimani National Reserve

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Along path to Mt Binga above Nhamadzi River crossing, Chimanimani National Reserve

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Synonyms:	Canthium bibracteaum (Baker) Hiern Plectronia bibracteata Baker
Common names:	False porcupine bush (English)
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Status:	Native
Description:	Shrub or small tree. Leaves opposite, more or less broadly elliptic, up to 13.5 cm long, stiffly papery or somewhat leathery, hairless, sometimes with hairtuft domatia below; margin entire. Flowers in up to 30-flowered umbels, yellowish-cream, small. Fruit round, 5-8 mm in diameter, yellow when ripe, edible.
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Habitat:	In Brachystegia woodland, wooded grassland and along margins of forest, usually on sandy soils with a high water table.
Altitude range: (metres)	Up to 700 m
Flowering time:	Aug - Sep
Worldwide distribution:	Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Madagascar and the Seychelles.
Zimbabwe distribution:	E
Growth form(s):	Tree, shrub over 2 m.
Endemic status:
Red data list status:	Vulnerable
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Images last updated:	Tuesday 9 December 2008
Literature:	Bridson, D.M. (1998). Rubiaceae, Part 2 Flora Zambesiaca 5(2) Pages 341 - 343. Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 931. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 47. As Pyrostria bibracteatum Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 169. 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 74.

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