Bersama lucens (Hochst.) Szyszyl.

Species

Angiosperms > Geraniales > Francoaceae > Bersama

Characteristics

Leaves c. 9 cm. long, imparipinnate or 3-foliolate; rhachis not winged; leaflets 1–2(4)-jugate, opposite, subsessile, obovate or obovate-elliptic or rarely elliptic, apex rounded or subacute or very rarely acute, margin thickened and undulate, base cuneate, glabrous beneath, with venation prominent on both surfaces.
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Seeds bright red with a yellow cup-shaped aril, c. 9 × 6 mm.
Flowers greenish-cream, with pedicels c. 6 mm. long.
Capsule c. 2 × 2 cm., tomentellous, rugose.
Calyx c. 4 mm. long, tomentellous.
Evergreen shrub up to 3 m. tall.
Racemes up to 15 cm. long.
Disk ^-shaped.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 3.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal poison social use
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Images

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Distribution

Bersama lucens world distribution map, present in Mozambique, eSwatini, and South Africa

Conservation status

Bersama lucens threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:782136-1
WFO ID wfo-0000564475
COL ID LMJ3
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Synonyms

Rhaganus lucidus Bersama lucens Natalia lucens