Derivation of specific name
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lanceolata: lanceolate
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Osyris lanceolata Hochst. & Steud. ex A. DC. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=121290
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Description
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Mostly a large evergreen shrub but occasionally a small tree. Branches blue-green, erect and angular. Leaves alternate, lanceolate, 3-4.5 cm long, glaucous, thickly leathery, veining obscure; apex with a sharp tip; margin entire. Flowers in axillary clusters on long stalks, small, yellow-green; lobes 3. Stamens usually 3, rarely 4. Fruit c. 10 × 15 mm, yellow becoming red when ripe, crowned with the remains of the calyx.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Osyris lanceolata Hochst. & Steud. ex A. DC. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=121290
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Frequency
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Widespread and fairly common but not usually abundant in any one place.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Osyris lanceolata Hochst. & Steud. ex A. DC. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=121290
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Worldwide distribution
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Occurs in Europe (Spain and Balearic Isles), Asia and widespread in northern, eastern and southern Africa from Morocco to South Africa.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Osyris lanceolata Hochst. & Steud. ex A. DC. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=121290
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- Bart Wursten
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Osyris lanceolata: Brief Summary
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Osyris lanceolata, also known as African sandalwood, watta bush or Camwood, is used for its scented wood and to extract essential oil. The semi-parasitic plant is found from South Africa to Zimbabwe and east Africa, including Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda; northwest Africa; the southern half of the Iberian Peninsula and Macaronesia. It grows in rocky areas or along the margins of dry forest, but is usually not abundant in any one place.
The wood is overexploited in parts of its range despite legal protection. In Somaliland, the leaves and tender branches of the tree are used for tanning leather.
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