Afrocanthium racemulosum (S. Moore) Lantz
var. racemulosum

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Afrocanthium racemulosum var. racemulosum

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Catapú, Machamba Experimental, 3.8 km NE from junction of roads EN1 and 213 close to the EN1.

Photo: Bart Wursten
Inhamitanga Forest Reserve, Marromeu

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Synonyms:	Canthium racemulosum S. Moore var. racemulosum Canthium schliebenlistii sensu Vollesen
Common names:	River-valley rock alder (English)
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Status:	Native
Description:	Shrub or tree. Bark grey, flaking in small scales. Leaves in pairs at the ends of branches and short lateral shoots, elliptic to (rarely) almost round, glabrous or somewhat hairy with 7-7 pairs of lateral veins; domatia inconspicuous. Flowers in many flowered pedunculate heads, borne on leafless nodes of last years growth, pale green to yellowish. Fruit appearing almost square, bilobed at the apex, yellowish, edible.
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Habitat:	In hot low altitude woodland, often in river valley vegetation and on termite hills.
Altitude range:	135 - 1200 m
Flowering time:	Dec
Worldwide distribution:	Southern Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe
Malawi distribution:	S
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Content last updated:	Thursday 24 May 2018
Literature:	Bridson, D.M. (1998). Rubiaceae, Part 2 Flora Zambesiaca 5(2) Pages 327 - 328. as Canthium racemulosum racemulosum Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 923. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 11. As Canthium racemulosum Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 176. As Canthium racemulosum var. racemulosum 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 71. as Canthium racemulosum racemulosum

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