Vepris bachmannii (Engl.) Mziray

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Vepris

Characteristics

Tree, 5-15 m high. Leaves alternate or opposite, 3-5-foliolate, usually large; leaflets narrowly ovate. Flowers unisexual, with occasional bisexual ones on flattened, tomentose pedicels in axillary and terminal racemes or panicles. Calyx shortly 4-lobed, saucershaped. Petals 4, ovate, obtuse. Male flowers: stamens 4, without apical gland; ovary rudimentary. Female flowers: stamens rudimentary; ovary of 2-4 carpels, variously free or cohering, with 2 pendulous ovules in each locule, hispid; style short, terete; stigma peltate. Flowering time Apr.-Dec. Fruit drupaceous, of 2-4 distinct carpels, 1-3 carpels aborted; seeds solitary in locules.
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A small to medium sized tree. It grows 5-15 m tall. It is slender and much branched. The leaves are compound with 3 leaflets. The leaflets are oblong. They are 7-15 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. They are leathery and shiny dark green. The flowers are small and white. They occur in large numbers on loose heads near the ends of branches among the leaves. The sexes are separate on the same tree. The fruit is fleshy and oblong. They are about 2 cm long. They are yellowish green turning orange when mature.
Tree, up to 15 m high. Leaves 3-foliolate, leaflets oblong, 70-150 x 30-70 mm. Fruit fleshy, oblong, 20 mm long, gland-dotted. Flowers creamy white.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 10.0 - 15.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in high altitude evergreen forest.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit is eaten as a snack.
Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
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Distribution

Vepris bachmannii world distribution map, present in Mozambique, eSwatini, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Conservation status

Vepris bachmannii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:969488-1
WFO ID wfo-0000418842
COL ID 7FNQQ
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Synonyms

Teclea swynnertonii Teclea bachmannii Oricia bachmannii Vepris bachmannii Oricia swynnertonii Oricia transvaalensis