Robsonodendron maritimum (Bolus) R.H.Archer

Species

Angiosperms > Celastrales > Celastraceae > Robsonodendron

Characteristics

Shrub, up to 2 m high. Branchlets angular, becoming terete. Leaves alternate, concolorous, coriaceous, elastic threads evident in broken leaves; lamina elliptic to ovate, 10-30(-40) x 4-15(-22) mm, base cuneate to rounded, margins entire, thickened, revolute; venation obscure; petioles ± 2 mm long. Inflorescences axillary, fasciculate cymes. Flowers creamish. Sepals ± deltoid, ± 2 x 2 mm, margins laciniate. Petals oblong, ± 2 mm long, margins entire. Disc with upturned margins. Stamens ± 1 mm long. Ovary 2-locular; style very short. Fruit a spheroid drupe, ± 5-10 mm in diam., yellow to brown when ripe.
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Shrub to 2 m, rough on young parts. Leaves thick and leathery, margins conspicuously revolute, acute. Flowers cream-coloured. Drupe white.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Images

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Distribution

Robsonodendron maritimum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:996832-1
WFO ID wfo-0000399176
COL ID 4T89X
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Synonyms

Robsonodendron maritimum Cassine maritima Celastrus maritimus Gymnosporia apiculata Mystroxylon maritimum Gymnosporia maritima