Vangueria lasiantha Sond.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Vangueria

Characteristics

Foliis petiolatis oblongis vel ovato-oblongis acutiusculis discoloribus supra obscure viridibus pellucido-venulosis subtus canescentibus glabris, junioribus secus nervos pilosiusculis, cymis breviter pedunculatis axillaribus, ramis subdivaricatis calycisque tubo hirto-puberulis, calycis laciniis lineari-spathulatis obtusis glabriusculis, corolla extus hirtella limbi laciniis lanceolatis acuminatissimis tubum duplo superantibus. Rami nostri bipedales. Folia opposita integerrima, bipollicaria, 10-12 lin. lata, petiolo 3-4-lineari. Cymae pollicares circ. 13-florae, ramulis bracteatis. Calycis tubus hemisphaericus, laciniae 2 1/2 lin. longae, apice semilineam latae. Corolla 4 1/2 lin. longa, tubo intus pilis reversis vestito, fauce glabra, limbi laciniis anguste lanceolatis, longe acuminatis, revolutis. Stamina exserta, filamenta brevissima, antherae introrsae acutae. Ovarium quinqueloculare, loculis uniovulatis. Stylus filiformis stamina superans, stigma crassum basi apiceque truncatum.
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A large shrub or slender tree. It grows 3-6 m tall. It sometimes has branched spines. The leaves are simple and opposite. They are 2.5-10 cm long. They are broadly sword shaped. The often taper from the middle top the tip. The leaves are dark green and glossy on top and paler and duller underneath. The leaf stalks are 1.3 cm long. The flowers are in clusters. They are on slender stalks at the nodes. They are yellowish-green and become pale orange. The fruit are 2.5-5 cm across. They are rounded but often lopsided. They are slightly marked into sections. They are shiny green and soft. They are edible.
Small tree or shrub, up to 6 m high. Leaves 90 x 30 mm, oblong to ovate-oblong, discolorous, glabrous, petiole 5-10 mm long. Cymes axillary, sparsely pubescent, glabrescent, pedunculate. Corolla tube 3.0-3.5 mm long. Stigma 4 mm exserted. Flowers yellow or green.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 3.0 - 6.0
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It is a subtropical plant. It grows in sand forests. It grows on the edges of evergreen forest and in open woodland.
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Usage

The fruit are eaten. They are pleasant tasting.
Uses food gene source medicinal
Edible fruits
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Images

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Distribution

Vangueria lasiantha world distribution map, present in Mozambique and South Africa

Conservation status

Vangueria lasiantha threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:769749-1
WFO ID wfo-0000331250
COL ID 7FF9D
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Synonyms

Pachystigma lasianthum Vangueria lasiantha Lagynias lasiantha Cuviera australis Canthium discolor Lagynias discolor Lagynias discolor