Feretia apodanthera subsp. tanzaniensis Bridson

Subspecies

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Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It loses its leaves during the year. The bark is smooth and red-grey. The leaves are opposite and small. They are oval and 1-5 cm long. They can have a sharp tip or be rounded. It can have fine hairs. The flowers appear before the new leaves. There can be one or a few flowers on short shoots. The flowers are tube shaped and pink. They are 2.5 cm long and have a hairy throat. The fruit is a round fleshy berry. They are pink or red with white or purple streaks. They are 1.7 cm across. They have several flat seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows from sea level to 1,400 m above sea level.
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Usage

The ripe fruit are eaten as a snack.
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Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds or cuttings.
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Distribution

Feretia apodanthera subsp. tanzaniensis world distribution map, present in Tanzania, United Republic of

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:890259-1
WFO ID wfo-0001364846
COL ID 5HC49
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Synonyms

Feretia apodanthera subsp. tanzaniensis