- Family:
- Ericaceae Durande
- Genus:
- Agarista D.Don ex G.Don
Agarista salicifolia (Lam.) G.Don
[FTEA]
Ericaceae, Henk Beentje. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2006
- Morphology General Habit
- Evergreen shrub or tree 0.9– 20 m, much branched; bole occasionally large, up to 60 cm across; bark grey to brown, corky, fissured; branchlets glabrous to pubescent with simple hairs, sometimes mixed with glandular hairs, young shoots reddish.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves entire, rather leathery, dark green above, whitish to blue-grey and matte beneath, lanceolate, elliptic or oblong, rarely broadly elliptic or ovate, 2– 10(– 16) cm long, 0.5– 4(– 7.5) cm wide, base cuneate to subcordate, margins entire, apex rounded to mucronate or acuminate, glabrous except for the midrib underneath; petiole 0.5– 1 cm, glabrous or pubescent.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence of axillary and terminal racemes 5– 15 cm long with 15– 35 flowers; pedicel 2– 6 mm long, pubescent, rarely glabrous; bracteoles 1– 1.5 mm long, pubescent.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx green to reddish, fused in the lower 1/3; lobes triangular, 2.5 mm long, sparsely pubescent with ciliate margins.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla pale green or greenish yellow or yellow to creamy white, less often reddish or white with red streaks or yellow tinged with red at base, obconical to slightly urceolate, 7– 10 mm long, 4– 5 mm in diameter, with 5 triangular lobes 0.7– 0.8 mm long, glabrous.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens 9– 10, orange, the filaments pubescent and geniculate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
- Ovary globose, ± 2 mm in diameter, sparsely pubescent; style 1, glabrous, 6– 8 mm long; stigma small, capitate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsule dark green turning reddish, 4– 7 mm in diameter, with persistent style.
- Figures
- Fig. 1.
- Habitat
- Dry and moist forest, secondary forest, forest margins, evergreen bushland to woodland or clumped or scattered tree grassland, often on rocky slopes, heath zone; fire-resistant; may be locally common or dominant, belt-forming in Virunga; (1050– )1550– 3500 m
- Distribution
- K1 K2 K3 K4 K5 K6 K7 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8 widespread in tropical Africa from Cameroon to north-east Africa and south to ZambiaMadagascar, Mascarene Is.
[FWTA]
Ericaceae, R. Ross. Flora of West Tropical Africa 2. 1963
- Morphology General Habit
- A shrub or small tree, attaining about 40 ft. in height
- Ecology
- On the margins of the montane forest and in grassland above it.
[FZ]
Ericaceae, R. Ross. Flora Zambesiaca 7:1. 1983
- Morphology General Habit
- Small tree to about 12 m. tall.
- Morphology Branches
- Branchlets glabrous or pubescent with sparse to moderately dense short simple hairs, sometimes accompanied by a few longer and stouter glandular hairs, these hairs occasionally dense.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves subcoriaceous, entire, in the Flora Zambesiaca area narrowly lanceolate to oblong, acuminate, glabrous except on the midrib on the ventral side of the leaf, 20–120 mm. long, 8–35 mm. broad; petioles 5–10 mm. long, pubescent or glabrous.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Peduncles 15–30–flowered, 100–150 mm. long; pedicels 2–6 mm. long; peduncles and pedicels normally pubescent, occasionally glabrous.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
- Bracts at the base of the pedicel, 3–5 mm. long, pubescent, broadly to narrowly ovate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracteoles
- Bracteoles insertedd from 1/4 to 3/4 of the pedicel from its base, 1·0–1·5 mm. long, narrow, pubescent.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx segments 5, fused for about 1/3 of their length, triangular, c. 2·5 mm. long, shortly and rather sparsely pubescent on the outer surface, margins densely ciliate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla pale green tinged red, to yellow, to creamy white, obconical to slightly urceolate, glabrous, 8–10 mm. long, 4–5 mm. broad, lobes 5, small, imbricate, triangular, obtuse, 0·7–0·8 mm. long, 1·0 mm. broad.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens 10, 1/2 3/4 of the length of the corolla; filaments pubescent, geniculate; anthers c. 0·8 mm. long, thecae deeply divided.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
- Ovary globose, 5–celled, c. 2 mm. long and broad, sparsely and shortly pubescent; style 1, glabrous, 6–8 mm. long, about equalling the corolla; stigma small, capitate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Ripe capsule 5–7 mm. in diameter.
Native to:
Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Réunion, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre
- Agarista pyrifolia (Pers.) G.Don
- Agauria callibotrys Cordem.
- Agauria goetzei Engl.
- Agauria nummulariifolia Baker
- Agauria polyphylla Baker
- Agauria pyrifolia (Pers.) Radais & Sartory
- Agauria salicifolia (Lam.) Oliv.
- Andromeda ciliosa Bojer ex DC.
- Andromeda littoralis (DC.) Steud.
- Andromeda revoluta Bouton ex DC.
- Andromeda salicifolia Lam.
- Leucothoe bojeri DC.
- Leucothoe littoralis DC.
- Leucothoe salicifolia (Lam.) DC.
Agarista salicifolia (Lam.) G.Don appears in other Kew resources:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2006 | Tchiengue, B. [1848], Cameroon | K000437696 | No | ||
| Nov 1, 2003 | Ghogue, J.-P. [1095], Cameroon | K000746012 | No | ||
| Oct 1, 2003 | Pollard, B.J. [670], Cameroon | K000746014 | No | ||
| Oct 1, 2003 | Zapfack, L. [2129], Cameroon | K000746013 | No | ||
| Aug 1, 2003 | Pollard, B.J. [533], Cameroon | K000617496 | No | ||
| Aug 1, 2003 | Biye, E. [119], Cameroon | K000746011 | No | ||
| Aug 1, 2002 | Etuge, M. [4383], Cameroon | K000008523 | No | ||
| Aug 1, 2002 | Cheek, M. [7596], Cameroon | K000008521 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 2002 | Wigg, L.J. [73], Tanzania | K000242711 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
| Jan 1, 2002 | Schileben, H.J. [1161 A], Tanzania | K000242712 | isotype | Yes | |
| Jan 1, 2002 | Peter, A. [916] | K000242713 | isotype | Yes | |
| Sep 1, 2001 | Mann G. [2182], Cameroon | K000027813 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
| Sep 1, 2001 | Letouzey, R. [14563], Cameroon | K000027811 | No | ||
| Sep 1, 2001 | Brunt, M.A. [813], Cameroon | K000027816 | No | ||
| Sep 1, 2001 | Thomas, D.W. [3122], Cameroon | K000027803 | No | ||
| Sep 1, 2001 | Thomas, D.W. [3122], Cameroon | K000027804 | No | ||
| Sep 1, 2001 | Keay, R.W.J. [FHI 28510], Cameroon | K000027817 | No | ||
| Sep 1, 2001 | Satabie, B. [117], Cameroon | K000027808 | No | ||
| Sep 1, 2001 | Keay, R.W.J. [FHI 28375], Cameroon | K000027814 | No | ||
| Sep 1, 2001 | Hepper, F.N. [1903], Cameroon | K000027818 | No | ||
| Sep 1, 2001 | Maitland, T.D. [1631], Cameroon | K000027827 | No | ||
| Sep 1, 2001 | Hepper, F.N. [1903], Cameroon | K000027819 | No | ||
| Sep 1, 2001 | Breteler, F.J. [MC 43], Cameroon | K000027812 | No | ||
| Sep 1, 2001 | Felix, J. [2785], Cameroon | K000027809 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 2001 | Deistel, H. [74], Cameroon | K000027822 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 2001 | Johnston, H.H. [12], Cameroon | K000027823 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 2001 | Thresh, J.M. [3], Cameroon | K000027831 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 2001 | Hutchinson, J. [56], Cameroon | K000027835 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 2001 | Hutchinson, J. [56], Cameroon | K000027836 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 2001 | Meijer, W. [15397], Cameroon | K000027805 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 2001 | Maitland, T.D. [452], Cameroon | K000027834 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 2001 | Brenan, J.P.M. [9563], Cameroon | K000027833 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 2001 | Maitland, T.D. [452], Cameroon | K000027826 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 2001 | Boughey, A.S. [6924], Cameroon | K000027821 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 2001 | Dunlap [186], Cameroon | K000027825 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 2001 | Annet [125], Cameroon | K000027807 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 2001 | Keay, R.W.J. [37502], Cameroon | K000027838 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 2001 | Steele, M. [70], Cameroon | K000027829 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 2001 | Mildbraed, G. W. J. [200], Cameroon | K000027828 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 2001 | Mann, G. [1209], Cameroon | K000027824 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 2001 | Meurillon, A. [1165], Cameroon | K000027837 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 2001 | Etuge, M. [107], Cameroon | K000027806 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 2001 | Hambler, D. J. [210], Cameroon | K000027832 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 2001 | Dalziel, J.M. [8305], Cameroon | K000027830 | No | ||
| Dec 1, 2000 | Etuge, M. [2272], Cameroon | K000338649 | No | ||
| Dec 1, 2000 | Pollard, B.J. [276], Cameroon | K000338642 | No | ||
| Oct 1, 1997 | Etuge, M. [3471], Cameroon | K000338644 | No | ||
| Mar 1, 1997 | Pollard, B.J. [42], Cameroon | K000338646 | No | ||
| Mar 1, 1997 | Munyenyembe, P. [861], Cameroon | K000338647 | No | ||
| Mar 1, 1997 | Munyenyembe, P. [786], Cameroon | K000338648 | No | ||
| Harris, T. [494], Malawi | K000614571 | No | |||
| Timberlake, J. [5196], Mozambique | K000613924 | No | |||
| Ash [1523], Ethiopia | Agauria salicifolia | 35649.000 | No |
First published in Gen. Hist. 3: 837 (1834)
Accepted by
- Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Geerinck, D. (2009). Révision du genre Erica L. (Ericaceae) en Afrique centrale Taxonomania 28: 6-16.
- Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
- Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Geerinck, D. (2009). Révision du genre Erica L. (Ericaceae) en Afrique centrale Taxonomania 28: 6-16.
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- G.Don, Gen. Syst. 3: 837 (1834).
- Hedberg & Hedberg in Fl. Eth. 4, 1: 48, fig. 133.2 (2003).
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