Derivation of specific name
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zanzibarica: of Zanzibar
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Hirtella zanzibarica Oliv. Flora of Mozambique website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=181570
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Description
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Shrub or small to medium-sized evergreen tree. Leaves lanceolate to lanceolate-elliptic, glabrous except for a few small appressed hairs, reticulate venation slightly raised above; base slightly asymmetric. Flowers in branched terminal and axillary heads. Fruit obovoid or ellipsoid, 2.5 - 3 cm long, contracted near the base, sparsely pubescent.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Hirtella zanzibarica Oliv. Flora of Mozambique website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=181570
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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Worldwide distribution
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Kenya, Tanzania, Mafia Isl, Zanzibar, Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Hirtella zanzibarica Oliv. Flora of Mozambique website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=181570
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Hirtella zanzibarica: Brief Summary
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Hirtella zanzibarica is a species of flowering plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae. It occurs in eastern Africa from Kenya to Mozambique.
Subspecies
Hirtella zanzibarica subsp. megacarpa (R.A.Graham) Prance Hirtella zanzibarica subsp. zanzibarica
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