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Magnistipula sapinii De Wild.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Chrysobalanaceae > Magnistipula

Characteristics

Leaf-lamina up to 16 x 4·5 cm., oblanceolate, apex usually acutely subacuminate, rarely cuspidate or rounded, base usually obtuse, rarely acute, sparsely strigulose on both surfaces, especially on the nerves, venation closely reticulate, slightly prominent beneath, more definitely so above; petiole c. 0·2 cm. long; stipules c. 0·6 cm. long, subulate, persistent.
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Inflorescence up to 17 x 4 cm., terminal, an elongate, very contracted thyrse with very few, markedly ascending lateral branches, most flowers being borne in subsessile cymules on the main axis; bracts c. 0·3 cm. long, narrowly deltate, with a pair of large sessile glands at base; pedicels 0·2–0·5 cm. long.
Rhizomatous geoxylic suffrutex usually less than 20 cm. tall; young branchlets, petioles and inflorescence-axes fulvous-tomentellous.
Fertile stamens 7; filaments 0·35–0·4 cm. long; staminodes 8, 0·2 cm. long, narrowly deltate, fused in lower 1/2 to form a “comb”.
Receptacle-tube slightly curved, slightly gibbous, adaxial length 0·4 cm., abaxial length 0·7 cm., sepals 0·35–0·5 cm. long.
A tree. It grows 20 m tall. The leaves are 16 cm long by 4.5 cm wide. The fruit is fleshy and 3.5 cm long by 2 cm wide.
Petals 0·5–0·6 cm. long. Ungulate, very shortly unguiculate.
Drupe c. 3·5 x 2·0 cm., ellipsoid, fulvous-tomentose.
Style 0·4 cm. long, glabrous.
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Foliage retention evergreen
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It is a tropical plant.
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Usage

Uses food gene source
Edible fruits
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Distribution

Magnistipula sapinii world distribution map, present in Angola and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:726221-1
WFO ID wfo-0000816413
COL ID 3XH3Y
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Synonyms

Magnistipula sapinii Magnistipula eglandulosa Hirtella eglandulosa Hirtella fruticulosa Hirtella sapinii
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