Rhamnus staddo
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Rhamnus holstii Engl. Rhamnus rhodesicus Suess. |
| Common names: | Staddo (English) |
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Shrub or tree to 7 m tall. Branches frequently spine-tipped. Leaves crowded at the end of short shoots: petiole 1-3 mm long; lamina 1.2-2.5 × 0.7-1.5 cm, narrowly elliptic, elliptic, narrowly obovate or obovate, shiny above; base cuneate; margin entire or obscurely dentate. Inflorescences of few-flowered fascicles. Flowers 4-merous. Sepals 1.5 mm, triangular. Petals 1 mm long, shorter than the stamens. Ovary 3-locular; 1 ovule per loculus. Fruit 5 mm in diameter, somewhat fleshy. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | staddo: an Ethiopian vernacular name |
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| Worldwide distribution: | From Yemen and Oman in the Arabian Peninsula, south to Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania and, after a wide gap, Zimbabwe. |
| Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
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| Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1966). Rhamnaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2) Pages 428 - 429. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 257. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 69. Troupin, G. (1983). Rhamnaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume II Page 346. (Includes a picture). |
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