Derivation of specific name
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
triflora: with flowers in threes
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Cremaspora triflora (Thonn.) K. Schum.
subsp. triflora Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=155650
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Description
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Shrub or small tree. Bark grey to pale brown; branches opposite above the leaf axils with a distinct round or heart-shaped leaf below the joint of the branches. Leaves opposite, elliptic to obovate, up to 12 × 5 cm, dark glossy green, hairless above, variously hairy or hairless below. Flowers in opposite axillary clusters, c. 1 cm in diameter, white with a green style. Fruit ellipsoid, up to 1.5 cm long, hairless or hairy, red when ripe, crowned with the persistent calyx.
- 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). Cremaspora triflora (Thonn.) K. Schum.
subsp. triflora Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=155650
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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Widespread in tropical Africa
- 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). Cremaspora triflora (Thonn.) K. Schum.
subsp. triflora Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=155650
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
