Harrisonia abyssinica Oliv.

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Along road 2, Gorongosa National Park

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Nhancuco, lower slopes Mt Gorongosa

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Near Sand forest Casa Banana road, northern boundary Gorongosa national Park.

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Vunduzi River near Bunga Ranger Camp, Gorongosa National Park.

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Description:	Small shrub, sometimes scandent, or small tree to 10 m. Bark with conical corky bosses, bearing a central prickle. Branches also bearing prickly stipules. Leaves imparipinnate with 3-6 pairs of subopposite leaflets; leaflets elliptic to broadly obovate, sessile; margin crenate (sometimes obscurely so); base asymmetric; petiole and rhachis winged. Inflorescence a lax panicle, to 15 cm. Calyx lobes c. 1 mm, pubescent outside, glabrous within. Petals 4-5 mm, white to yellow, pubescent outside, glabrous within. Ripe fruits c. 10 mm in diameter, glabrous, fleshy, bright red.
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Derivation of specific name:	abyssinica: of Abyssinia (Ethiopia)
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Flowering time:	Aug - Nov
Worldwide distribution:	From Ethiopia and Guinea southwards to Angola, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia.
Growth form(s):	Tree, 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 364. (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Pages 422 - 423. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 110. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 100. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 177. White, F., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & Chapman, J.D. (2001). Evergreen forest flora of Malawi Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Page 550. Wild, H. & Phipps, J.B. (1963). Simaroubaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Pages 218 - 220. (Includes a picture).

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