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Vangueria infausta

Common names: wild medlar (Eng.); wilde mispel (Afr.); mpfilwa (Tsonga & Shangaan); mmilo (Northern Sotho); muzwilu, mavelo (Venda); umviyo, umtulwa (Zulu); umv

Family: Rubiaceae

... papillate galls on the leaves that are caused by insects. Vangueria The wild medlar is a hardy and drought resistant ... from the start to form a specimen plant. The generic name Vangueria was derived from the Madagascan name for Vangueria edulis : voa vanguer . The word infausta (Latin) ...

01 / 03 / 2004 | K Behr | Pretoria NBG

Common names: Chirinda wild-medlar, forest wild-medlar, (Eng.); Chirinda-wildemispel, bosmispel, blinkblaarmispel (Afr.); mobilo (Lobedu)

Family: Rubiaceae

... the natural habitat occurrence, which is evergreen forest. Vangueria esculenta is better known to occur in the Chirinda ... observed eating the fruits and thus spreading the seeds. Vangueria This tree will grow well when receiving sunlight ... the ground for sowing because these are often parasitised. Vangueria is a generic name that was derived from the ...

18 / 07 / 2016 | Benjamin Festus | Kirstenbosch NBG