Ozoroa sphaerocarpa R.Fern. & A.Fern.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Anacardiaceae > Ozoroa

Characteristics

Leaves alternate, upright; petiole 0·3–0·6(1) cm. long, dorsally convex, flattened at the base, grooved above, ± densely pilose, especially when young, the hairs whitish, patent to subappressed; lamina (3) 4·4–11·2(14) × 1·5–3(4·8) cm., narrowly oblong, oblong to elliptic, rounded at both ends or a little narrowed towards the base, mucronulate at the apex, with a much thickened yellowish rather undulate margin, submembranous and soft when young, very coriaceous and rigid when older, dark brown to brown-ochraceous, ± pilose (mainly when young) and dull or ± shining above, greyish to greyish-brown and covered by a double indumentum (a layer of very short whitish appressed hairs and another of longer ± patent or subappressed ones, mainly on the nerves and veins) below; midrib impressed above, conspicuously raised beneath; lateral nerves and reticulation ± impressed above, mainly near the margin where the lamina is almost bullate, conspicuously raised below, the lateral nerves at an angle of 45°–50° with the midrib, straight or more usually somewhat arcuate, (2·5) 4–8 mm. apart in the median part of the lamina, 1–2-forked near the margin.
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Inflorescences terminal and axillary, shorter than the leaves, in the upper axils, forming a terminal panicle leafy at the base, the female ones laxer than the male ones; branches slender, shortly villous; pedicels of the female flowers 2·5–4 mm. long, those of the male ones shorter.
A small tree. It grows 8 m tall. The leaves are alternate and oblong. The leaves have rusty hairs underneath. The leaves are 12 cm long by 3 cm wide. The fruit are black, slightly fleshy and 8 mm across.
Tree, up to 7 m high, hairy. Leaves shortly petiolate, petioles up to 7 mm long, veins on undersurface prominent, margin thickened, slightly curled under, wavy. Fruits spherical. Flowers creamy white.
Young branches greyish-brown to cinnamon, cylindric, striate, densely lenticellate, ± pilose, the oldest glabrescent to glabrous.
Calyx-segments c. 2 × 1·25 mm., lanceolate-triangular, acute, externally densely villous.
Petals 3·5 × 2 mm., oblong-rectangular, obtuse and flat at the apex.
Drupe black, somewhat shining, 7–9 × 10 mm., globose or subglobose.
Stamens with filaments c. 1·5 mm. long; anthers c. 0·75 mm. long.
A small tree up to 7·5 m. tall.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 7.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a subtropical plant.
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Soil texture 7-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

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Images

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Distribution

Ozoroa sphaerocarpa world distribution map, present in Mozambique, eSwatini, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Conservation status

Ozoroa sphaerocarpa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:70192-1
WFO ID wfo-0001050347
COL ID 6TGWS
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Ozoroa sphaerocarpa