Vangueria madagascariensis

Botanical description 4

Bole: Small. To 15 m. Bark: Pale/dark. Smooth/longitudinally fissured. Slash: NR. Leaf: Simple. Opposite. Petiole: 0.8 - 1.8 cm. Lamina: Medium. 8 - 28 × 3.2 - 15 cm. Elliptic/elliptic-lanceolate. Cuneate/rounded/cordate. Acute/acuminate. Glabrous/young leaves hairy. Domatia: Absent. Glands: Absent. Stipules: Broad base and narrow apex 0.4 - 1.8 cm long. Thorns & Spines: Absent. Flower: Greenish yellow/yellow/cream. Axillary cymes. Fruit: Green/brown. Subglobose. 2.5 - 5 cm in diameter.

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) S. P. Perlman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/services/media.php?env=botany&irn=10240814
  2. (c) S. P. Perlman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/services/media.php?env=botany&irn=10240812
  3. (c) MBG, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://images.mobot.org/tropicosdetailimages/TropicosImages2/100187000/05E8B8FF-EDE4-4D44-B195-E917EEEF3B39.jpg
  4. (c) Unknown, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/23285031

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