Drypetes reticulata Pax

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Along path in "sacred forest", Mahenye.

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Synonyms:
Common names:	False forest ironplum (English)
Frequency:
Status:	Native
Description:	Multi-stemmed shrub or small tree, often with long branches. Leaves alternate, elliptic to ovate, broadly tapering, up to 12 cm long, light green, shiny and hairless on both surfaces; net-veining conspicuous; margin entire, somewhat wavy. Flowers unisexual on different trees, female flowers solitary, male flowers in small axillary clusters, yellowish-green, scented. Fruit shallowly 2-lobed, somewhat flattened, fleshy, c. 1.2 cm, densely velvety, orange to reddish-brown when ripe.
Notes:	This species is very similar to Drypetes gerrardii but always has entire leaf margins; more strongly and irregularly reticulate veining and stigmas that are not linear but obdeltoid and bifid at the apex.
Derivation of specific name:	reticulata: with a network of veins
Habitat:	Sand forest, high rainfall woodland and evergreen forest at lower altitudes.
Altitude range:	Up to 800 m
Flowering time:	Oct - Nov
Worldwide distribution:	Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Limpopo. Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Malawi distribution:	S
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Content last updated:	Wednesday 11 February 2015
Literature:	Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 403. (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 480. 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 41. Radcliffe-Smith, A. (1996). Euphorbiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(4) Page 93. Schmidt, E., Lötter, M. & McCleland, W. (2002). Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park Jacana, Johannesburg, South Africa Pages 168 - 169. (Includes a picture). Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 86. White, F., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & Chapman, J.D. (2001). Evergreen forest flora of Malawi Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Page 252.

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