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Rothmannia engleriana
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Randia engleriana K. Schum. Randia kuhniana F. Hoffm. & K. Schum. Rothmannia engleriana (K.Schum.) Keay var. ternifolia Ficalho & Hiern) Somers & Robbr. Rothmannia katentaniae De Wild. Rothmannia kuhniana (F. Hoffm. & K. Schum.) Fagerl. Rothmannia lacourtiana De Wild. Rothmannia lemairei De Wild. Rothmannia ternifolia Ficalho & Hiern |
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Small tree with a cracked reddish bark. Leaves opposite but sometimes appearing 3-whorled, oblanceolate, elliptic or obovate, 9-30 cm long, leathery, hairless above, sometimes slightly pubescent beneath; domatia usually present; petiole 3-15 mm long, more or less velvety.; stipules 3-angular, long acuminate, 4-5 mm long. Flowers in terminal, 3-17-flowered inflorescences, pendulous, sweetly scented. Corolla white with red-purple spots at the throat, golden velvety outside; tube 4.7-7.2 cm long, shortly cylindric and bell-shaped above widening up to 4.7 cm at the mouth; ovate, up to 3.5 cm long, whitish hairy inside. Fruit globose to ellipsoid, 2-4.6 cm long, rust-coloured, flaking, calyx limb persistent at the apex. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | engleriana: named after Dr Prof Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler (1844-1930), German Director of the Royal Botanical Gardens in Berlin, who initiated extensive botanical exploration in Africa. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DRC, Burundi, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia. |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
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| Literature: |
Bridson, D.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2003). Rubiaceae, Part 3 Flora Zambesiaca 5(3) Pages 657 - 659. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 959. (Includes a picture). Smith, P. & Allen, Q. (2004). Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of the Miombo Woodlands Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ISBN 1 84246 073 0 Pages 40 - 41. (Includes a picture). Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 168. |
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