Derivation of specific name
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pubescens: pubescent, with soft short hairs
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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). Ziziphus pubescens Oliv.
subsp. pubescens Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=137680
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Description
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Shrub or small unarmed tree. Leaves narrowly ovate, more or less hairy on both surfaces, 3-veined from a more or less symmetrical base; margin finely toothed. Flowers in dense axillary clusters, small, yellowish. Fruit ovoid, c. 1 cm long, reddish-brown when ripe.
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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). Ziziphus pubescens Oliv.
subsp. pubescens Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=137680
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Insects whose larvae eat this plant species
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Tarucus sybaris sybaris (Dotted blue)
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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). Ziziphus pubescens Oliv.
subsp. pubescens Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=137680
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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From Sudan to Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
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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). Ziziphus pubescens Oliv.
subsp. pubescens Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=137680
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings