Opilia amentacea Roxb.

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Quarry north of Mutoko

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Nr Prince of Wales View, Mutare

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Hippo Pools, near camp

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Just to the north of Hippo Pools

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New Years Gift Estate, Chipinge district

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Synonyms:	Opilia celtidifolia (Guill. & Perr.) Endl. ex Walp. Opilia tomentella (Oliv.) Engl.
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Description:	Shrub, usually climbing. Leaves lanceolate to elliptic with medifixed hairs. Inflorescences 3-4 cm; flowers 5-merous, yellowish-green. Petals up to 2 × 1 mm. Fruit up to 2 cm, ellipsoid, yellow to pale orange.
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Derivation of specific name:	amentacea: catkin-bearing
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Worldwide distribution:	Ethiopia southwards to Mozambique and westwards to Senegal
Growth form(s):	Climber, liane, shrub over 2 m.
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Literature:	Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 113. (Includes a picture). Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & White, F. (1990). New and noteworthy plants from the evergreen forests of Malawi Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 60(1/2) Page 80. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 235. As Opilia celtidifolia celtidifolia and O. celtidifolia tomentella Garcia, J.G. (1963). Opiliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Pages 336 - 338. As Opilia celtidifolia & Opilia tomentella 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 65. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 130.

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