Cassipourea gummiflua var. verticillata N. E. Br. J. Lewis [family RHIZOPHORACEAE]

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Zambesiaca
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
FZ, Vol 4, Part 0, page 81, (1978) Author: A. R. Torre and A. E. Gonçalves
Names
Cassipourea gummiflua var. verticillata N. E. Br. J. Lewis [family RHIZOPHORACEAE], in Kew Bull. 1955: 158 (1955); in F.T.E.A., Rhizophoraceae: 16 (1956).—Gomes e Sousa in Mem. Inst. Invest. Agron. Moçamb. 1, 2: 601, fig. 173 (1967).—J. H. Ross, Fl. Natal: 258 (1972). Type from S. Africa (Natal).
Cassipourea verticillata N. E. Br. [family RHIZOPHORACEAE], in Kew Bull. 1894: 5 (1894).—Wood & Evans, Natal Pl. 3, 4: 7, t. 276 (1899), republ. (1970).—Sim, For. Fl. Port. E. Afr.: 67 (1909).—Alston in Kew Bull. 1925: 275 (1925).—Gomes e Sousa, torn. cit.: 602, 603 (1967). Type as above.
Cassipourea redslobii Engl. [family RHIZOPHORACEAE], Bot. Jahrb. 54: 368 (1917); Pflanzenw. Afr. 3, 2: 673, fig. 299 (1921).—Alston, loc. cit.—Brenan, T.T.C.L.: 471 (1949). Type from Tanzania.
Cassipourea verticillata forma decussata Engl. [family RHIZOPHORACEAE], torn. cit.: 369 (1917).—Brenan, op.cit.: 472(1949). Type from Tanzania.
Information
Leaf-lamina 5–14(21) x 3–5–5(10) cm., usually narrowly elliptic to more rarely broadly elliptic; apex obtuse to acuminate, rarely rounded; margins usually shallowly sinuate or bluntly and shallowly serrate above the middle, rarely entire; base cuneate to rarely rounded or truncate (acute at its extremity). Pedicels (1·5)2–3(4) mm. long. Calyx-lobes and petals (4)5–6. Stamens (8)10–12. Ovary pubescent especially above the middle. Capsule puberulous above (shortly and obscurely).
Habitat
Upland forest, gallery forest, mixed dense forest, moist forest and rain forest
Altitude range
1400–2000 m.
2000
1400
Distribution
Mozambique M Maputo, Ponta do Ouro, fl. 18.xi.1944, Mendonça 2942 (BR; LISC; LMU; MO).Mozambique MS Beira Distr., Cheringoma, 70 km. from Beira, fr. 9.vii.1941, Torre 3038 (COI; K; LISC; LMA; MO).Zimbabwe E Umtali Distr., Vumba Mts., fl.-buds 22.ii.1955, Chase 5484 (BM; COI; K; LISC; PRE; SRGH); Inyanga Distr., fr. 8.xi.1967, Müller 697 (K; PRE; SRGH).
Distribution (external)
Cameroun
Tanzania
Seychelles
Mascarene Is.
S. Africa (Natal)
Notes
Note. Several sterile gatherings from Zambia (Chapman 2321 (FHO)), from Malawi (Vipya, Chapman 2226 (SRGH) and Müller 1586 (K; SRGH)) and from Mozambique (Müller & Pope 2043 (LISC) and S. Hepker s.n. (SRGH)) probably belong here.
Cassipourea gummiflua var. verticillata N. E. Br. J. Lewis [family RHIZOPHORACEAE]
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