Derivation of specific name
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
reticulata: with a network of veins
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Drypetes reticulata Pax Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=134500
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Description
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Multi-stemmed shrub or small tree, often with long branches, occurring in coastal forest, high rainfall woodland and forest. Leaves alternate, elliptic to ovate, broadly tapering, up to 12 cm long, light green, shiny and hairless on both surfaces; net-veining conspicuous; margin entire, somewhat wavy. Flowers unisexual on different trees, female flowers solitary, male flowers in small axillary clusters, yellowish-green, scented. Fruit shallowly 2-lobed, somewhat flattened, fleshy, c. 1.2 cm, orange to reddish-brown when ripe.
- license
- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Drypetes reticulata Pax Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=134500
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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From Somalia to KwaZulu-Natal, S Africa
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- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Drypetes reticulata Pax Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=134500
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
