Monanthotaxis caffra (Sond.) Verdc.

Species

Angiosperms > Magnoliales > Annonaceae > Monanthotaxis

Characteristics

Small tree, shrub or woody climber, 1-10 m high; branches with prominent red or blackish lenticels; bracteoles small, ovate-oblong. Leaves soft to papery, greyish green. Inflorescences few-flowered fascicles or solitary; supra-axillary, rarely axillary. Flowers small. Sepals (2)3, valvate, free or ± connate at base, much shorter than petals. Petals (4-)6-valvate, in 1 or 2 whorls, free or slightly connate at base, inner shorter than outer. Flowering time Nov.-Jan.
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A woody climber or small tree. It grows attached to other plants. It can be erect or a scrambler. The leaves are alternate and have short stalks. The leaves are oval and 7 cm long by 3 cm wide. There are a few cream coloured flowers. They are about 1.5 cm across but hardly open. The clusters of fruit mature separately with small fleshy, one-seeded fruit.
Shrub or semiclimber. Branches often zig-zag; young branches, petioles and main veins with simple hairs. Leaves glaucous underneath. Fruits suborbicular, stipes 2-5 mm long. Flowers cream.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 10.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical and subtropical plant. It grows in dry places. It grows in areas with a rainfall below 600 mm. It can grow in arid places.
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Soil texture 3-4
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Usage

The fruit are eaten raw. They can be dried. They are also used for jams and jelly.
Uses food gene source material medicinal
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

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Images

Monanthotaxis caffra unspecified picture

Distribution

Monanthotaxis caffra world distribution map, present in South Africa

Conservation status

Monanthotaxis caffra threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:74069-1
WFO ID wfo-0001065914
COL ID 44243
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Monanthotaxis caffra Guatteria caffra Popowia caffra