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Garcinia livingstonei
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| Synonyms: |
Garcinia angolensis Vesque |
| Common names: | African mangosteen (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub to medium-sized tree. Main branches typically stiff and rigid, rising almost straight up and somewhat arching; lateral branches whorled in 3's at right angles; pale yellow sap usually present. Leaves opposite or in whorls of 3, oblong, elliptic or ovate, 4-14 cm, leathery, dark glossy green above, paler below, midrib and lateral veins, distinctly paler but not ridged; margin entire, rolled under, rarely shallowly crenate. Flowers in clusters on short spur-branchlets along the older stems, greenish-yellow. Fruits fleshy, subspherical, c. 2.5 cm in diameter, yellow to orange when ripe, edible. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | livingstonei: named after the legendary Scottish explorer David Livingstone (1813-1873) |
| Habitat: | Mostly in riverine forest |
| Altitude range: | Up to 1050 m |
| Flowering time: | Aug - Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | Senegal to Nigeria; Ethiopia and Uganda to Angola, Namibia, Botswana and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. |
| Malawi distribution: | S |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 615. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 28. Curtis, B.A. & Mannheimer, C.A. (2005). Tree Atlas of Namibia National Botanic Research Institute, Windhoek Pages 462 - 463. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 260. Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 228. (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 35. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 40. Robson, N.K.B. (1961). Guttiferae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Pages 400 - 401. Roodt, V. (1998). Trees and Shrubs of the Okavango Delta Shell Field Guide Series: Part I Shell Oil Botswana, Gaberone. Pages 114 - 115. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 47. Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 25. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 68. Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 203. White, F., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & Chapman, J.D. (2001). Evergreen forest flora of Malawi Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Pages 281 - 283. |
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