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Anthill Wild Medlar

Vangueria randii subsp. randii

Derivation of specific name

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randii: named after Dr R.F. Rand (1856-1937), English Medical doctor and early plant collector in Zimbabwe.
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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). Vangueria randii S. Moore
subsp. randii Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=155750
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Mark Hyde
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Bart Wursten
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Petra Ballings
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Description

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Shrub or small tree. Leaves elliptic, glabrous, thinly textured, dark green above, distinctly paler grey-green below; margin entire but wavy. Flowers in dense heads, pale greenish yellow, the calyx lobes lengthened into slender "tails". Fruit near-spherical, yellowish green when ripe, crowned with the remains of the 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). Vangueria randii S. Moore
subsp. randii Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=155750
author
Mark Hyde
author
Bart Wursten
author
Petra Ballings
original
visit source
partner site
Flora of Zimbabwe

Frequency

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Common
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). Vangueria randii S. Moore
subsp. randii Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=155750
author
Mark Hyde
author
Bart Wursten
author
Petra Ballings
original
visit source
partner site
Flora of Zimbabwe