Harrisonia abyssinica Oliver articles

Derivation of specific name

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abyssinica: of Abyssinia (Ethiopia)

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bibliographic citation: Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Harrisonia abyssinica Oliv. Flora of Mozambique website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=167470
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Description

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Small shrub, sometimes scandent, or small tree to 10 m. Bark with conical corky bosses, bearing a central prickle. Branches also bearing prickly stipules. Leaves imparipinnate with 3-6 pairs of subopposite leaflets; leaflets elliptic to broadly obovate, sessile; margin crenate (sometimes obscurely so); base asymmetric; petiole and rhachis winged. Inflorescence a lax panicle, to 15 cm. Calyx lobes c. 1 mm, pubescent outside, glabrous within. Petals 4-5 mm, white to yellow, pubescent outside, glabrous within. Ripe fruits c. 10 mm in diameter, glabrous, fleshy, bright red.

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bibliographic citation: Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Harrisonia abyssinica Oliv. Flora of Mozambique website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=167470
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Frequency

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Frequent

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Worldwide distribution

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From Ethiopia and Guinea southwards to Angola, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia.

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bibliographic citation: Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Harrisonia abyssinica Oliv. Flora of Mozambique website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=167470
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Harrisonia abyssinica

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Harrisonia abyssinica is a species of shrub or small tree in the genus Harrisonia, family Rutaceae. Native to tropical Africa, its habitat is usually in transitional zones between deciduous woodlands and evergreen forest.^[1]

Description

Harrisonia abyssinica grows up to 6 metres (20 ft) tall with spines up to 2 centimetres (0.79 in) long on outgrowths on the branches.^[2] It flowers from August to November with white to yellow petals.^[3] The fruits are red to black, 4–9 centimetres (1.6–3.5 in) in diameter and edible.^[4]

Medicinal properties

The roots and bark from the stem are used to treat gonorrhoea, dysentery and tuberculosis as well as an ascaricide.^[5]

References

^ "Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Harrisonia abyssinica". www.mozambiqueflora.com. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
^ "Harrisonia abyssinica". Useful Tropical Plants. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
^ "Harrisonia abyssinica Oliv". Zambia Flora. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
^ "Compilation Harrisonia abyssinica". JSTOR. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
^ Baldé, A.; Pieters, L.; De Bruyne, T.; Geerts, S.; Vanden Berghe, D.; Vlietinck, A. (1995). "Biological investigations on Harrisonia abyssinica" (PDF). Phytomedicine. 1 (4): 299–302. Retrieved 30 December 2019.

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Harrisonia abyssinica: Brief Summary

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Harrisonia abyssinica is a species of shrub or small tree in the genus Harrisonia, family Rutaceae. Native to tropical Africa, its habitat is usually in transitional zones between deciduous woodlands and evergreen forest.

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