Choristylis rhamnoides
Harv.
False dogwood, False shiny-leaf
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Description
A scrambler or tree. It grows up to 18 m high. It has long drooping branches. Young branches are reddish-brown. The leaves are alternate. The leaves are more pale underneath. There are teeth along the edge with small black glands. The flowers are in dense clusters in the axils of leaves. They are small and greenish-yellow.
Edible Uses
The fruit and leaves are edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests near the edge and along rivers. In Zimbabwe it grows between 900-2,300 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Africa, Burundi, Central Africa, Congo, East Africa, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Uganda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe,
Notes
There is only one Choristylis species.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Liklolo
References (2)
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
- White, F., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. and Chapman, J. D., 2001, Evergreen Forest Flora of Malawi. Kew. p 238
