Lauridia tetragona (L.F.) R.H.Archer

Species

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Characteristics

Scrambling shrub or liana, up to 3 m high. Bark with yellow pigment in root bark only. Leaves opposite, subleathery, bright green on both sides; lamina elliptic, oblong or ovate, 15-93 x 10-25 mm, apex acute, rounded to emarginate, base rounded to cordate; venation ± raised on both sides; petioles 2-5 mm long. Inflorescences irregular, compact dichasium. Flowers white, sessile. Sepals broadly ovate, ± 1 mm long, margins ciliolate. Petals ovate, ± 2.0 x 1.5 mm, apex rounded, ± erect. Stamens shorter than petals. Ovary 2-locular; stigma lobed. Fruit baccate, 5-8 mm long, red to purple when ripe.
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A climber or scrambling shrub. It can be 0.6-2.5 m high. The branches are grey and flexible. The twigs are usually 4 angled. The flower shoots tend to grow backwards. The leaves are simple and opposite. They are leathery and 1.3-8 cm long by 0.6-5 cm wide. The edges of the leaves are often wavy and rolled inward. They often have spiny teeth. The flowers are small and white. They occur in clusters. The fruit are green but turn red or black when ripe. They have a stone inside. The fruit are edible.
Scrambling or climbing shrub, up to 4 m high. Branches 4-lined. Leaves opposite, oblong, 20-80 x 1-50 mm, glossy green, margin toothed. Inflorescence small. Fruit a berry, red to purple. Flowers cream.
Scrambling shrub or liana with branchlets often bent back, conspicuously 4-lined. Leaves opposite, subsessile, elliptic-ovate, toothed. Flowers in axillary cymes, cream-coloured. Berries red to purple.
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Mature height (meter) 3.0
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It is a subtropical plant. It occurs in dune bush. It is also in evergreen forest.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten. Eating too many dries the mouth.
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Edible fruits
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Images

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Distribution

Lauridia tetragona world distribution map, present in eSwatini and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:997409-1
WFO ID wfo-0001273975
COL ID 3SMQ3
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Synonyms

Celastrus heterophyllus Celastrus refractus Elaeodendron meyerianum Allocassine tetragona Cassine albanensis Cassine latifolia Cassine scandens Cassine tetragona Celastrus tetragonus Lauridia tetragona Rhamnus tetragona Cassine tetragona Cassine latifolia var. heterophylla Cassine scandens var. latifolia