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SYZYGIUM sp. A [family MYRTACEAE]
Date Updated: 19 August 2007
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical East Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical East Africa, page 1, (2001) Author: B Verdcourt, B.Sc., Ph.D.
Names
SYZYGIUM sp. A [family MYRTACEAE]
Information
Tree to 15 m; young branches ± 4-angular, later terete. Foliage drying somewhat yellowish green. Leaves elliptic, up to 13 cm long, 7.5 cm wide, shortly sharply acuminate at apex when young but older leaves mostly damaged at apex and appearing rounded, cuneate at the base, the venation reticulate and raised on both surfaces; petiole 8–10 mm long. Inflorescences terminal and axillary forming panicles to 9 cm wide; axes 4-angular, 1.5–3 mm wide; short pseudopedicel plus calyx ± 4 mm long including broadly triangular lobes scarcely 1 mm long. Petals white, appearing ± free, 1.5 mm long. Stamens and style not fully developed, ± 2 mm long.
Range
DISTR. T 6
Altitude range
1300 m
Distribution
TANZANIA Mogogoro District Uluguru Mts, Bunduki, 12 Aug. 1933, Schlieben 4229!
Notes
Said to be the same as Burtt 5236 but this specimen cannot now be found at Kew. The possibility of hybrid origin involving S. guineense and S. micklethwaitii is not very convincing. The fact that there are specimens in the W Usambaras bearing leaves not distinguishable from the latter but also much larger leaves up to 14 x 8 cm similar in shape to those of Schlieben 4229 makes it likely this is only a variantof S. micklethwaitii, but it certainly looks distinctive.
Date Updated: 19 August 2007
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical East Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical East Africa, page 1, (2001) Author: B Verdcourt, B.Sc., Ph.D.
Names
SYZYGIUM sp. A [family MYRTACEAE]
Information
Tree to 15 m; young branches ± 4-angular, later terete. Foliage drying somewhat yellowish green. Leaves elliptic, up to 13 cm long, 7.5 cm wide, shortly sharply acuminate at apex when young but older leaves mostly damaged at apex and appearing rounded, cuneate at the base, the venation reticulate and raised on both surfaces; petiole 8–10 mm long. Inflorescences terminal and axillary forming panicles to 9 cm wide; axes 4-angular, 1.5–3 mm wide; short pseudopedicel plus calyx ± 4 mm long including broadly triangular lobes scarcely 1 mm long. Petals white, appearing ± free, 1.5 mm long. Stamens and style not fully developed, ± 2 mm long.
Range
DISTR. T 6
Altitude range
1300 m
Distribution
TANZANIA Mogogoro District Uluguru Mts, Bunduki, 12 Aug. 1933, Schlieben 4229!
Notes
Said to be the same as Burtt 5236 but this specimen cannot now be found at Kew. The possibility of hybrid origin involving S. guineense and S. micklethwaitii is not very convincing. The fact that there are specimens in the W Usambaras bearing leaves not distinguishable from the latter but also much larger leaves up to 14 x 8 cm similar in shape to those of Schlieben 4229 makes it likely this is only a variantof S. micklethwaitii, but it certainly looks distinctive.
Date Updated: 19 August 2007
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical East Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical East Africa, page 1, (2001) Author: B Verdcourt, B.Sc., Ph.D.
Names
SYZYGIUM sp. A [family MYRTACEAE]
Information
Tree to 15 m; young branches ± 4-angular, later terete. Foliage drying somewhat yellowish green. Leaves elliptic, up to 13 cm long, 7.5 cm wide, shortly sharply acuminate at apex when young but older leaves mostly damaged at apex and appearing rounded, cuneate at the base, the venation reticulate and raised on both surfaces; petiole 8–10 mm long. Inflorescences terminal and axillary forming panicles to 9 cm wide; axes 4-angular, 1.5–3 mm wide; short pseudopedicel plus calyx ± 4 mm long including broadly triangular lobes scarcely 1 mm long. Petals white, appearing ± free, 1.5 mm long. Stamens and style not fully developed, ± 2 mm long.
Range
DISTR. T 6
Altitude range
1300 m
Distribution
TANZANIA Mogogoro District Uluguru Mts, Bunduki, 12 Aug. 1933, Schlieben 4229!
Notes
Said to be the same as Burtt 5236 but this specimen cannot now be found at Kew. The possibility of hybrid origin involving S. guineense and S. micklethwaitii is not very convincing. The fact that there are specimens in the W Usambaras bearing leaves not distinguishable from the latter but also much larger leaves up to 14 x 8 cm similar in shape to those of Schlieben 4229 makes it likely this is only a variantof S. micklethwaitii, but it certainly looks distinctive.
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