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Allocassine laurifolia Harv. N. Robson [family CELASTRACEAE]
Date Updated: 26 July 2007
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Zambesiaca
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
FZ, Vol 2, Part 2, page 355, (1966) Author: N. K. Robson
Names
Allocassine laurifolia Harv. N. Robson [family CELASTRACEAE], in Bol. Soc. Brot., Sér. 2, 39: 32 (1965). TAB. 79. Lectotype from Natal.
Elaeodendron laurifolium Harv. [family CELASTRACEAE], Thes. Cap. 2: 54, t. 185 (1863). Syntypes from Natal.
Cassine laurifolia Harv. Davison [family CELASTRACEAE], in Bothalia, 2: 335 (1927). Syntypes as above.
Information
Shrub, climbing or scrambling; branches ± flattened and grey when young, eventually becoming terete and dark purplish-red. Leaves on young and lateral shoots with lamina bluish-green and glossy on both surfaces, 6–14(18) × 2·5–6·5(8·5) cm., elliptic to oblong or ovate-oblong, rounded to retuse or rarely obtuse at the apex, with margin entire or remotely glandular-denticulate, cuneate to rounded at the base, coriaceous, with nerves and principal reticulate venation equally prominent on both sides, sometimes with very dense secondary reticulate venation prominent above; petiole 3–9 mm. long; stipules with fringed margin. Cymes simple, with peduncle (3)6–24 mm. long bearing a condensed dichasium with sessile or pedunculate lateral 1–3-flowered clusters, or rarely inflorescences compound with condensed cymes on specialised shoots forming “panicles”; pedicels absent; flowers (1)3–7 in each cyme, c. 3–4 mm. in diam. Sepals 2 mm. long, lanceolate, sometimes carinate, coriaceous, with membranous fimbriate margin. Petals greenish-yellow or yellow, 3 mm. long, narrowly oblong to oblanceolate, spreading above the erect sepals. Stamens with anthers c. 0·7 mm. long, oblong-lanceolate. Ovary narrowly conic. Berry orange-red, 18–25(28) mm. long, obovoid to subglobose, smooth, fleshy, ± glaucous. Seeds c. 15 mm. long, dark brown, curved, flattened-ellipsoid.
Habitat
Evergreen forest, especially in gorges
Altitude range
120–1600 m.
1600
120
Distribution
Mozambique M Namaacha, fl. & fr. 30.vi.1961, Balsinhas 503 (BM; K; LMJ).Mozambique MS Manica, source of R. Revuè, 1290 m., st. 16.vi.1962, Chase 7766 (K; SRGH).Zimbabwe E Umtali, Eastlands, 900 m., fl. & fr. 25.xi.1951, Chase 4181 (BM; K; LISC; SRGH).
Distribution (external)
Natal
Date Updated: 26 July 2007
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Zambesiaca
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
FZ, Vol 2, Part 2, page 355, (1966) Author: N. K. Robson
Names
Allocassine laurifolia Harv. N. Robson [family CELASTRACEAE], in Bol. Soc. Brot., Sér. 2, 39: 32 (1965). TAB. 79. Lectotype from Natal.
Elaeodendron laurifolium Harv. [family CELASTRACEAE], Thes. Cap. 2: 54, t. 185 (1863). Syntypes from Natal.
Cassine laurifolia Harv. Davison [family CELASTRACEAE], in Bothalia, 2: 335 (1927). Syntypes as above.
Information
Shrub, climbing or scrambling; branches ± flattened and grey when young, eventually becoming terete and dark purplish-red. Leaves on young and lateral shoots with lamina bluish-green and glossy on both surfaces, 6–14(18) × 2·5–6·5(8·5) cm., elliptic to oblong or ovate-oblong, rounded to retuse or rarely obtuse at the apex, with margin entire or remotely glandular-denticulate, cuneate to rounded at the base, coriaceous, with nerves and principal reticulate venation equally prominent on both sides, sometimes with very dense secondary reticulate venation prominent above; petiole 3–9 mm. long; stipules with fringed margin. Cymes simple, with peduncle (3)6–24 mm. long bearing a condensed dichasium with sessile or pedunculate lateral 1–3-flowered clusters, or rarely inflorescences compound with condensed cymes on specialised shoots forming “panicles”; pedicels absent; flowers (1)3–7 in each cyme, c. 3–4 mm. in diam. Sepals 2 mm. long, lanceolate, sometimes carinate, coriaceous, with membranous fimbriate margin. Petals greenish-yellow or yellow, 3 mm. long, narrowly oblong to oblanceolate, spreading above the erect sepals. Stamens with anthers c. 0·7 mm. long, oblong-lanceolate. Ovary narrowly conic. Berry orange-red, 18–25(28) mm. long, obovoid to subglobose, smooth, fleshy, ± glaucous. Seeds c. 15 mm. long, dark brown, curved, flattened-ellipsoid.
Habitat
Evergreen forest, especially in gorges
Altitude range
120–1600 m.
1600
120
Distribution
Mozambique M Namaacha, fl. & fr. 30.vi.1961, Balsinhas 503 (BM; K; LMJ).Mozambique MS Manica, source of R. Revuè, 1290 m., st. 16.vi.1962, Chase 7766 (K; SRGH).Zimbabwe E Umtali, Eastlands, 900 m., fl. & fr. 25.xi.1951, Chase 4181 (BM; K; LISC; SRGH).
Distribution (external)
Natal
Date Updated: 26 July 2007
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Zambesiaca
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
FZ, Vol 2, Part 2, page 355, (1966) Author: N. K. Robson
Names
Allocassine laurifolia Harv. N. Robson [family CELASTRACEAE], in Bol. Soc. Brot., Sér. 2, 39: 32 (1965). TAB. 79. Lectotype from Natal.
Elaeodendron laurifolium Harv. [family CELASTRACEAE], Thes. Cap. 2: 54, t. 185 (1863). Syntypes from Natal.
Cassine laurifolia Harv. Davison [family CELASTRACEAE], in Bothalia, 2: 335 (1927). Syntypes as above.
Information
Shrub, climbing or scrambling; branches ± flattened and grey when young, eventually becoming terete and dark purplish-red. Leaves on young and lateral shoots with lamina bluish-green and glossy on both surfaces, 6–14(18) × 2·5–6·5(8·5) cm., elliptic to oblong or ovate-oblong, rounded to retuse or rarely obtuse at the apex, with margin entire or remotely glandular-denticulate, cuneate to rounded at the base, coriaceous, with nerves and principal reticulate venation equally prominent on both sides, sometimes with very dense secondary reticulate venation prominent above; petiole 3–9 mm. long; stipules with fringed margin. Cymes simple, with peduncle (3)6–24 mm. long bearing a condensed dichasium with sessile or pedunculate lateral 1–3-flowered clusters, or rarely inflorescences compound with condensed cymes on specialised shoots forming “panicles”; pedicels absent; flowers (1)3–7 in each cyme, c. 3–4 mm. in diam. Sepals 2 mm. long, lanceolate, sometimes carinate, coriaceous, with membranous fimbriate margin. Petals greenish-yellow or yellow, 3 mm. long, narrowly oblong to oblanceolate, spreading above the erect sepals. Stamens with anthers c. 0·7 mm. long, oblong-lanceolate. Ovary narrowly conic. Berry orange-red, 18–25(28) mm. long, obovoid to subglobose, smooth, fleshy, ± glaucous. Seeds c. 15 mm. long, dark brown, curved, flattened-ellipsoid.
Habitat
Evergreen forest, especially in gorges
Altitude range
120–1600 m.
1600
120
Distribution
Mozambique M Namaacha, fl. & fr. 30.vi.1961, Balsinhas 503 (BM; K; LMJ).Mozambique MS Manica, source of R. Revuè, 1290 m., st. 16.vi.1962, Chase 7766 (K; SRGH).Zimbabwe E Umtali, Eastlands, 900 m., fl. & fr. 25.xi.1951, Chase 4181 (BM; K; LISC; SRGH).
Distribution (external)
Natal
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