Maurocenia frangula Mill.

Species

Angiosperms > Celastrales > Celastraceae > Maurocenia

Characteristics

Often monoecious shrub to spreading tree. Leaves opposite, broadly elliptic to orbicular, leathery and rigid, margins revolute. Flowers in axillary cymes, cream-coloured, honey-scented. Berries red.
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
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Mature height (meter) 3.0
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Edible fruits
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Images

Maurocenia frangula unspecified picture

Distribution

Maurocenia frangula world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:161785-1
WFO ID wfo-0000375110
COL ID 3YG3Q
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Synonyms

Cassine schinziana Maurocenia frangula Cassine integrifolia Cassine maurocenia Maurocenia schinziana Maurocenia cerasus Maurocenia capensis Maurocenia frangularia Hartogia capensis var. lanceolata Hartogia capensis var. multiflora Hartogia capensis var. riparia