Derivation of specific name
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africana: African
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Prunus africana (Hook. f.) Kalkman Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=125470
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Description
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Medium to large evergreen tree. Bark dark brown, rough. Leaves elliptic, 5-15 cm long, hairless, glossy dark green above, paler beneath with distinct, darker veining; margin finely toothed with 1-2 glandular dots between the teeth near the base; petiole 1-2 cm long, channelled, often reddish. Inflorescences 7-15-flowered, axillary, 3-7 cm long. Flowers white, small with 10-20 stamens. Fruit wider than long, up to 1.2 cm in diameter, red to purple-brown, very bitter.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Prunus africana (Hook. f.) Kalkman Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=125470
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Frequency
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Occasional
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Prunus africana (Hook. f.) Kalkman Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=125470
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- Mark Hyde
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- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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Ghana, Nigeria, Bioko, São Tomé, Cameroun, DRC, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Lesotho and Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Southern Cape, South Africa.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Prunus africana (Hook. f.) Kalkman Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=125470
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Prunus crassifolia: Brief Summary
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Prunus crassifolia is species of Prunus native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Some authorities consider it a synonym of Prunus africana.
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