Derivation of specific name
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
orientalis: eastern
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Callichilia orientalis S. Moore Flora of Mozambique website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=174320
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- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Description
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Shrub, 1-3 m tall with a milky latex. Leaves opposite, lanceolate to ellipt, 4-12 cm long, thinly textured; margin entire, wavy; petiole, 4-13 cm long with tooth-like glands in the axils. Flowers 2.5 cm in diameter, white, in few-flowered terminal heads. Fruit of two fleshy mericarps, up to 2.5 cm long, mostly joined by a distinct saddle, creamy-green with darker green markings.
- 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). Callichilia orientalis S. Moore Flora of Mozambique website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=174320
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
From Somalia to KwaZulu-Natal, South 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). Callichilia orientalis S. Moore Flora of Mozambique website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=174320
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
