Ozoroa homblei (De Wild.) R.Fern. & A.Fern.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Anacardiaceae > Ozoroa

Characteristics

Leaves mostly subverticillate; petiole 0·2–0·5 cm., grooved on the upper face, convex beneath, puberulous or minutely appressed-hairy to glabrescent; lamina very discolorous, cinnamon-coloured or greenish-brown to dark brown, shining and glabrous above, ± whitish beneath (densely covered with minute and appressed hairs), (3) 5–16 × (0·3) 0·8–2 cm., linear to oblong-lanceolate, frequently infolded at the midrib, attenuate, very acute and mucronate at the apex, with thickened pale undulate or flat margin, ± acute at the base, subcoriaceous to coriaceous, very rigid and brittle when dry; midrib impressed above, very prominent and ± sparsely appressed-hairy beneath; lateral nerves 1–1·5 mm. apart, slightly prominent above, a little more so below, usually not forked until the margin; tertiary nerves and veins not visible.
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Suffrutex with annual shoots up to 2 m. tall arising from a woody rootstock; stems and branches red-brown to dark-brown, cylindric and glabrous on the lower part, subangular and ± shortly puberulous or glabrescent towards the apex, striate, rather densely leafy.
Inflorescences terminal and subverticillate and axillary, the latter generally shorter than the leaves, up to 3 cm. long, on peduncles 0·5–9 cm. long, the axis and branches striate, minutely appressed-hairy.
Drupe black, shining, 6 × 7 mm., broadly obovate, compressed, a little asymmetric, retuse or emarginate, wrinkled.
Petals whitish, c. 3 × 1 mm., oblong-lanceolate, externally appressed-hairy, with a triangular inflexed apex.
Calyx-segments 1·6–2·2 × 0·7–1·3 mm., oblong-ovate to lanceolate, acute, externally appressed-hairy.
Flowers shortly pedicellate.
Life form
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 2.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Ozoroa homblei world distribution map, present in Angola and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:70167-1
WFO ID wfo-0000385519
COL ID 4BNT2
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Ozoroa homblei Heeria homblei