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Maranthes floribunda (Baker) F.White

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Chrysobalanaceae > Maranthes

Characteristics

Leaf-lamina up to 15 x 8 cm., mostly ovate or broadly or narrowly elliptic-oblong, apex usually rounded, sometimes subacute, base rounded to subcordate, rarely acute, lower surface densely arachnoid-tomentose at first, glabrescent, though some hairs always persisting, venation closely reticulate, prominent above, less so beneath; petiole 0·3–0·6 cm. long; stipules up to 0·7 x 0·2 cm., caducous.
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Inflorescence a terminal corymbose panicle up to 15 x 20 cm.; inflorescence-axes and outside of flowers usually coarsely fulvous-tomentose, rarely completely glabrous; bracts c. 0·5 cm. long, boat-shaped, keeled; pedicel gradually expanded into receptacle-tube, the two together 1·3–2·2 cm. long.
Drupe up to 3 x 2 cm., ellipsoid, reddish-purple, tomentose when young, pubescent when mature.
Receptacle-tube obconoidal, slightly curved, 0·5–0·6 cm. long.
Stamens c. 60; filaments 1·5–2·2 cm. long, white.
Ovary densely tomentose; style c. 2·0 cm. long.
Bark grey, finely reticulate or almost smooth.
Small evergreen tree (4)6–10 m. tall.
Petals up to 0·8 x 0·5 cm., white.
Crown dense, dark green, rounded.
Sepals 0·7–0·8 cm. long.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Maranthes floribunda world distribution map, present in Angola, Malawi, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:168117-1
WFO ID wfo-0000816508
COL ID 3XYHY
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Synonyms

Parinari floribunda Maranthes floribunda Parinari bequaertii Parinari polyandra subsp. floribunda Maranthes polyandra subsp. floribunda Parinari bequaertii var. longistaminea
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