| Flacourtia indica (Burm. f.) Merr. |
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| Protologue : Interpr. Rumph. Herb. Amboin. 377 (1917) |
| Information on the genus : Flacourtia |
| Basionym : Gmelina indica Burm. f. |
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Status
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| Status for SA : | accepted (present) |
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Gmelina indica Burm. f. |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Flacourtia flavescens Willd. (1805) |
| =Flacourtia hirtiuscula Oliv. (1868) |
| =Flacourtia afra Pic. Serm. (1951) |
| =Xylosma ellipticum Tul. (1868) |
| =Flacourtia elliptica (Tul.) Warb. (1894) |
| =Flacourtia gambecola Clos (1857) |
| =Flacourtia ramontchi L'Hér. (1786) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Shrub (climbing) or tree, generally spiny, to 10 m tall; spines of the trunk sometimes branched, to 12 cm long. Sometimes cultivated (fruit edible) |
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see more in the book |
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| Ecology : |
Many types of woodland; wooded grassland and bushland, often riparian; gallery forest; open forest; dry coastal belt; rocky places; sandy humid place; 0-2400 m alt. Madagascar; Mascarene Isl.; Seychelles; India, SE Asia, China. |
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Confusion with Oncoba spinosa possible when specimens are sterile, but petiole pubescent. Extremely variable. |
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| Biol./Eco : |
perennial-Tree, Shrub- Ht 0.6 - 15.24 m. Alt: 10 - 1555 m. Distribution: BOT, NAM, EC, KN, LP, MP, NW |
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Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
- Cat. Pl. Vasc. Burkina Faso:339 (2012)
- DARBYSHIRE, I. KORDOFAMI, M. & AL. (2015). The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, An annoted checklist. Kew Publishing : 229
- CÉSAR J. & C. CHATELAIN (2019). Flore illustrée du Tchad. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de Genève, Coopération Suisse & Univ. N'Djaména : 363
Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- TREGOLD M.H., H.M. BIEGEL & H. ASHTON (1986). Food plants of Zimbabwe: With Old and New Ways of Preparation : 102
- KLOPPER R.R., CHATELAIN C,. & AL. (2006). Checklist Flowering Plants of Sub-Saharan Africa. Sabonet report 42 : 369
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under chg |
| see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale |
| see under The International Plant Name Index |
| see under Flora of Mozambique |
| see under African Plants - a Photo Guide |
| see under Flora of Zimbabwe |
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 Flacourtia indica (Burm. f.) Merr. Flacourtia indica (Burm. f.) Merr.; Madagascar, Andrafiamena, for?ts aux alentours d'Anjahankely; num.coll.: ZB 103; photo: Burivalova, Z.  Flacourtia indica (Burm. f.) Merr. Flacourtia indica (Burm. f.) Merr.; Madagascar, Andrafiamena, for?ts aux alentours d'Anjahankely; num.coll.: ZB 103; photo: Burivalova, Z.  Flacourtia indica (Burm. f.) Merr. Flacourtia indica (Burm. f.) Merr.; Madagascar, Beanka, partie nord; num.coll.: HRM 097; photo: Hanitrarivo, R.M., R.F. Bolliger & B.F.L. Rakotoz  Flacourtia indica (Burm. f.) Merr. Flacourtia indica (Burm. f.) Merr.; Madagascar, Beanka, partie nord; num.coll.: HRM 097; photo: Hanitrarivo, R.M., R.F. Bolliger & B.F.L. Rakotoz  Flacourtia indica (Burm. f.) Merr. Flacourtia indica (Burm. f.) Merr.; Madagascar, Beanka, partie nord; num.coll.: HRM 097; photo: Hanitrarivo, R.M., R.F. Bolliger & B.F.L. Rakotoz  Flacourtia indica (Burm. f.) Merr. Flacourtia indica (Burm. f.) Merr.; Madagascar, Beanka, partie nord; num.coll.: HRM 097; photo: Hanitrarivo, R.M., R.F. Bolliger & B.F.L. Rakotoz
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