Ximenia caffra var. natalensis Sond.

Variety

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Characteristics

Shrub or small tree, up to 6 m tall. Young branches and leaves glabrous. Flowers fasciculate or solitary. Perianth green. Anthers brown. Fruit orange, drupaceous, 25 x 18 mm. Flowers greenish.
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The tree is like var. caffra except that the leaves become smooth with age. It grows 6 m high. The leaves are smaller and so are the fruit.
Young branches and leaves glabrous.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 6.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows between 35-2,895 m above sea level. It can grow in arid places.
Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw and also used for desserts. The fruit can be bitter but are more sweet in the rainy season.
Uses food material medicinal social use
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
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Distribution

Ximenia caffra var. natalensis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:608586-1
WFO ID wfo-0000741316
COL ID 7FXCC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 809299
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Synonyms

Ximenia madagascariensis Ximenia caffra var. natalensis Ximenia caffra var. longipedicellata