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Chionanthus foveolatus subsp. major Verdoorn Stearn [family OLEACEAE]

Date Updated: 26 July 2007

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Zambesiaca
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
FZ, Vol 7, Part 1, page 300, (1983) Author: F. K. Kupicha
Names
Chionanthus foveolatus subsp. major Verdoorn Stearn [family OLEACEAE], in Journ. Linn. Soc., Bot. 80: 199 (1980). Type from S. Africa (Transvaal). Linociera foveolata subsp. major Verdoorn [family OLEACEAE], in Bothalia 6: 598, fig. 13, t. 24(1956); in Fl. Southern Afr. 26:122, fig. 13, 3 (1963). — R. B. Drumm. in Kirkia 10: 267(1975). Type as above.
Information
Differs from subsp. foveolatus in the following characters. Tall forest trees, up to 40 m. high. Leaves with petiole 5–13 mm. long, lamina 4–8 x 2–3·5 cm., oblong or obovate, with apex caudate and base acute to acuminate. Fruit up to 2·7 cm. long.
Habitat
In evergreen forest.
Distribution
Mozambique MS Tsetsera area, near road to Mavita, c. 1700 m., fl. 28.xi.1966, Müller 491 (K; LISC; PRE; SRGH).Zimbabwe E Inyanga Distr., S. slopes of Inyangani, c. 1800 m., fl. buds 8.xi.1967, Müller 700 (K; PRE; SRGH).
Distribution (external)
S. Africa (Transvaal)
Notes
The third subspecies of C. foveolatus, subsp. tomentellus (Verdoorn) Steam, occurs in S. Africa (Natal and Cape Prov.).

Date Updated: 26 July 2007

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Zambesiaca
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
FZ, Vol 7, Part 1, page 300, (1983) Author: F. K. Kupicha
Names
Chionanthus foveolatus subsp. major Verdoorn Stearn [family OLEACEAE], in Journ. Linn. Soc., Bot. 80: 199 (1980). Type from S. Africa (Transvaal). Linociera foveolata subsp. major Verdoorn [family OLEACEAE], in Bothalia 6: 598, fig. 13, t. 24(1956); in Fl. Southern Afr. 26:122, fig. 13, 3 (1963). — R. B. Drumm. in Kirkia 10: 267(1975). Type as above.
Information
Differs from subsp. foveolatus in the following characters. Tall forest trees, up to 40 m. high. Leaves with petiole 5–13 mm. long, lamina 4–8 x 2–3·5 cm., oblong or obovate, with apex caudate and base acute to acuminate. Fruit up to 2·7 cm. long.
Habitat
In evergreen forest.
Distribution
Mozambique MS Tsetsera area, near road to Mavita, c. 1700 m., fl. 28.xi.1966, Müller 491 (K; LISC; PRE; SRGH).Zimbabwe E Inyanga Distr., S. slopes of Inyangani, c. 1800 m., fl. buds 8.xi.1967, Müller 700 (K; PRE; SRGH).
Distribution (external)
S. Africa (Transvaal)
Notes
The third subspecies of C. foveolatus, subsp. tomentellus (Verdoorn) Steam, occurs in S. Africa (Natal and Cape Prov.).
Chionanthus foveolatus subsp. major Verdoorn Stearn [family OLEACEAE]
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