PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / ROSALES / RHAMNACEAE / ZIZIPHOIDEAE / INCERTAE SEDIS / COLUBRINA / NICHOLSONII
Evergreen scandent shrubs to lax trees up to 8 m high; stem up to 250 mm in diameter, occasionally armed with simple or variously branched spinescent lateral shoots; bark of mature bole smooth or minutely fissured in a grid-like pattern. Branchlets terete, greyish brown, moderately brownish-pubescent, becoming glabrous later, often reduced to axillary spines; internodes (5-)30-60(-70) mm long. Leaves alternate, rarely subopposite; petiolate; stipulate; eglandular; lamina brochidodromous, elliptic to elliptic-ovate, (20-)40-100(-150) mm long, (10-)30-60(-70) mm wide; base cuneate to subrotund; apex acute or acuminate with a distinct mucro up to 1 mm long; margin mostly entire and undulate when fresh, also sometimes indistinctly crenate especially when dry; subcoriaceous; dark green, shiny above, pale green below with the midrib and secondary veins sparingly to densely brownish-pubescent; midrib flush with the surface above, becoming narrowly grooved when dry, prominent below; principal lateral veins alternate or opposite, 5-10 pairs, slightly raised above, prominent below; tertiaries slightly raised on both surfaces; petiole (3-)8-12(-16) mm long, semi-terete, channelled above, usually brownish-pubescent; stipules conspicuous, lateral, occasionally semi-intrapetiolar, lanceolate, 4-7 mm long, c. 2 mm wide, rufo-sericeous, caducous with a conspicuous scar remaining on the branchlet. Inflorescences cymose, few-flowered, axillary and pedunculate, often brownish-pubescent; the flowers opening sequentially from the base; peduncle 4-25 mm long; bracts minute, deltoid, caducous. Flowers 5-merous, actinomorphic, hermaphrodite, c. 4 mm wide, cream in colour; pedicels up to 4 mm long; receptacle hemispherical with the calyx and androecium borne at the rim. Sepals valvate in bud, deltoid, spreading, c. 2.5 mm long, c. 2 mm wide, densely pubescent dorsally, glabrous and medially carinate ventrally, deciduous along with the rim of the receptacle. Petals absent. Stamens alternisepalous, c. 2 mm long, erect with the anthers incurved; filaments free; anthers 2-thecous, 4-sporangiate, dorsifixed, versatile, latrorse, dehiscing by longitudinal slits. Disc thick and fleshy, c. 2.5 mm in diameter, glabrous except for a central depression around the styles which is minutely pubescent. Ovary 3-locular, entirely immersed in and adnate to the disc and receptacle; ovules anatropous and sub-sessile on basal placentae, 1 per locule; styles (stigmatic lobes?) 3, free, tapering off terminally, c. 1 mm long; stigma indistinct. Fruit capsular, pendent when mature, faintly tricoccous with the receptacle and disc surrounding and adhering to more or less the basal third of the fruit, c. 8 mm long and 12 mm diam.; exocarp and mesocarp coriaceous with a distinct hump of spongy tissue on the dorsum of each coccid; endocarp hard and dehiscing into three dry endocarpids; stipe and basal part of the capsule (receptacle) persistent. Seeds 1 per locule, c. 7 mm long and 6 mm wide, oblong-obovate, dihedral ventrally and strongly convex dorsally, exarillate; hilum narrowly elliptic; testa hard and shiny; embryo flat, with fleshy, broadly elliptical cotyledons, with base mostly cordate and apex retuse, radicle shortly projecting; endosperm abundantly present. Flowering mainly in summer. From: Van Wyk, AE; Schrire, BD. 1986. A remarkable new species of Colubrina (Rhamnaceae) from Pondoland. S. African J. Bot. 52(4): 379-382. [Copyright held by the South African Association of Botanists (1986); http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02546299] [CC BY]
Evergreen, scandent shrub to lax tree, 2-8 m high; branchlets terete, often reduced to axillary spines. Leaves alternate, petiolate; eglandular, ± elliptic-ovate; stipules conspicuous. Inflorescences cymose, few-flowered; bracts minute, deltoid, caducous. Flowers 5-merous, cream-coloured. Receptacle hemispherical with calyx and androecium borne at rim. Sepals deltoid, spreading. Petals absent. Stamens erect, incurved. Disc thick and fleshy. Ovary 3-locular, immersed in and adnate to disc and receptacle; ovules 1 per locule, subsessile, placentas basal; styles 3, free, stigma indistinct. Flowering time summer. Fruit a faintly 3-coccous capsule, with stipe and basal part (receptacle) persistent. Seeds 1 per locule, oblong-obovate; testa hard and shiny; embryo flat, with fleshy, broadly elliptical cotyledons; endosperm abundant. From: Bredenkamp, CL. 2019. Rhamnaceae. In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(2): 1373-1381. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
The plants occur in riverine forest in close proximity to, and usually overhanging the water. They grow in shallow acidic soil among sandstone rocks of the Natal Group, Msikaba Formation. From: Van Wyk, AE; Schrire, BD. 1986. A remarkable new species of Colubrina (Rhamnaceae) from Pondoland. S. African J. Bot. 52(4): 379-382. [Copyright held by the South African Association of Botanists (1986); http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02546299] [CC BY]
Riverine forest; Indigenous Forests. From: Bredenkamp, CL. 2019. Rhamnaceae. In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(2): 1373-1381. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
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This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature
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Names and Sources
| Common name | Language | Reference/barcode | Published as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pondo snakewood | English | Van Wyk, AE; Van den Berg, E; Coates Palgrave, M; Jordaan, M. 2011. Dictionary of names for southern African trees. Briza, Arcadia. | |
| Pondo weeping thorn | English | Bredenkamp, CL. 2019. Rhamnaceae. In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(2): 1373-1381. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. | |
| Pondo weeping-thorn | English | Van Wyk, AE; Van den Berg, E; Coates Palgrave, M; Jordaan, M. 2011. Dictionary of names for southern African trees. Briza, Arcadia. | |
| pondoslanghout | Afrikaans | Van Wyk, AE; Van den Berg, E; Coates Palgrave, M; Jordaan, M. 2011. Dictionary of names for southern African trees. Briza, Arcadia. | |
| pondotreurdoring | Afrikaans | Van Wyk, AE; Van den Berg, E; Coates Palgrave, M; Jordaan, M. 2011. Dictionary of names for southern African trees. Briza, Arcadia. | |
| pondo-treurdoring | Afrikaans | Bredenkamp, CL. 2019. Rhamnaceae. In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(2): 1373-1381. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. |
Classification
KINGDOM Plantae
SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae
PHYLUM Anthophyta
ORDER Rosales
FAMILY Rhamnaceae
SUBFAMILY Ziziphoideae
TRIBE Incertae Sedis
GENUS Colubrina
SPECIES nicholsonii
37 results for Colubrina nicholsonii A.E.van Wyk & Schrire
Barcode: NH0100782-0 Collector(s) & number: Schrire, BD, 1815 | 1984-6-16
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Mkambati Nature Reserve, Daza River Forest.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0100780-0 Collector(s) & number: Jordaan, M, 949 | 1986-12-10
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Umtentu River. North banks, 1km inland, outside reserve.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0086174-0 Collector(s) & number: Nicholson, HB, 2483 | 1986-2-13
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Umtamvuna Gorge, Transkei. 7km from mouth, south facing kloof opposite Iron Crown in the Umtamvuna Nature Reserve.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0110153-0 Collector(s) & number: Cooper, KH, 255 | 1990-4-8
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Lwandile, North of Umtata River Mouth. Nkwintyini Forest.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0080089-0 Collector(s) & number: Schrire, BD, 1764 | 1984-6-14
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Mkambati Nature Reserve, Daza River.
General notes: Scandent shrub in local colony, well armed with spines. Bark smooth, grey, blotchy. Leaves dark green above, lighter below. North bank only.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0685150-0 Collector(s) & number: Van Wyk, AE, 7244 | 1986-1-25
South Africa, Eastern Cape, PORT EDWARD; MPUNZAANA RIVER; JUST SOUTH OF UMTAMVUNA/HLOLWENI CONFLUENCE. STEEP SLOPE
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0124663-0 Collector(s) & number: Cooper, KH, s.n. | 1989-6-29
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Transkei. Port St. John's, Mt. Sullivan. (Also seen at Mtufufa Forest).
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0100829-0 Collector(s) & number: Schrire, BD, 1766 | 1984-6-14
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Mkambati Nature Reserve, Daza River.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0100783-0 Collector(s) & number: Schrire, BD, 1770 | 1984-6-14
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Mkambati Nature Reserve, Daza River.
General notes: Scandent shrub in local colony, well armed with spines. Bark smooth, grey blotchy. Leaves dark green above, lighter below. North bank only.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0084675-0 Collector(s) & number: Abbott, ATD, 2658 | 1985-5-23
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Umtamvuna, Mpunzaaana River.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0101145-0 Collector(s) & number: Abbott, ATD, 3364 | 1986-12-11
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Mkambati, East bank tributary of Mtentu.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0891108-0 Collector(s) & number: Schuhardt, DA, DS02642 | 2002-4-26
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Promise Land, ± 20 km from Port St. Johns.
General notes: Vegetation type: Tropical. Steep slope. Biotic effect: pasture. Voucher: photo.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0685151-0 Collector(s) & number: Abbott, ATD, 2552 | 1985-3-23
South Africa, Eastern Cape, PORT ST. JOHNS; MKAMBATI; DAZA FOREST. ON NORTH BANK.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0084677-0 Collector(s) & number: Abbott, ATD, 2552 | 1985-3-23
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Mkambati, Daza forest.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0079727-0 Collector(s) & number: Schrire, BD, 1768 | 1984-6-14
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Mkambati Nature Reserve, Daza River.
General notes: Scandent shrub in local colony, well armed with spines. Bark smooth, grey, blotchy. Leaves dark green above, lighter below. North bank only.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0759397-0 Collector(s) & number: Jordaan, M, 3693 | 2000-5-6
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve.
General notes: Coastal forest. Moderate slope. Scandent tree. About 10 individuals in population. Sterile.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0131143-0 Collector(s) & number: Styles, D, 2454 | 2005-2-10
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve, UMzinto.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0132505-0 Collector(s) & number: Crouch, N, 1134 | 2007-6-15
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Mkambati Nature Reserve.In deep shade along small perennial stream that feeds Mtentu River about 100m below ebb and flow. Plants 400m upstream.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0890839-0 Collector(s) & number: Schuhardt, DA, DS02600 | 2002-4-24
South Africa, Eastern Cape, 12 km from Port St. Johns on the road to Lusikisiki.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0084680-0 Collector(s) & number: Van Wyk, AE, 7244 | 1986-1-25
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Mpunzana River, just south of the Umtamvuna/Hlolweni confluences
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0700036-0 Collector(s) & number: Cooper, KH, 122 | 1969-8-3
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Vernon Crookes Game Park. Mesic Kloof forest.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0079730-0 Collector(s) & number: Schrire, BD, 1769 | 1984-6-14
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Mkambati Nature Reserve, Daza River.
General notes: Scandent shrub in local colony, well armed with spines. Bark smooth, grey, blotchy. Leaves dark green above, lighter below. Norht bank only.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0084679-0 Collector(s) & number: Abbott, ATD, 1983 | 1984-5-11
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Mkambati Nature Reserve, Daza River.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0891920-0 Collector(s) & number: Schuhardt, DA, DS03520 | 2002-7-31
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Mngazi River (Port St. Johns).
General notes: Tropical. Steep slope. Fairly rare.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0084674-0 Collector(s) & number: Abbott, ATD, 2537 | 1985-3-2
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpunzaana River, just South of the Umtamvuna / Hlolweni confluence.
General notes: Tree growing on stream bank in forest. Soil sandy from sandstone. Northern aspect with steep slope. Lax stem and branches overhanging stream. Armed. Up to 7m high.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0265319-0 Collector(s) & number: Nicholson, HB, 730 | 1968-10-13
South Africa, Cape Province, PONDOLAND; WILCOIN
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0084678-0 Collector(s) & number: Abbott, ATD, 2554 | 1985-3-24
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Mkambati, Mtentu, Sao Bento crossing.
General notes: North bank forest.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0100798-0 Collector(s) & number: Schrire, BD, 1765 | 1984-6-14
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Mkambati Nature Reserve, Daza River.
General notes: Scandent shrub in local colony, well armed with spines. Bark smooth, grey, blotchy. Leaves dark green above, lighter below. North bank only.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0983918-0 Collector(s) & number: Schuhardt, DA, DS02363 | 2002-4-15
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Mzimvubu River (Port St. Johns).
General notes: Vegetation type: tropical. Steep slope. Pasture. Scandent shrub. 3 cm long thorns on the stems. Fairly rare. Voucher: photo.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0685149-0 Collector(s) & number: Abbott, ATD, 2537 | 1985-3-2
South Africa, Eastern Cape, PORT EDWARD; MPUNZAANA RIVER; JUST SOUTH OF UMTAMVUNA/HLOLWENI CONFLUENCE. STEEP SLOPE.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0084676-0 Collector(s) & number: Jordaan, M, 326 | 1984-5-11
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Mkambati Game Reserve, Daza Riverine forest.
General notes: In river-bed between rocks. Small tree, spiny. Flowers small, 5 petals, 5 stamens, style split in 3. Flowers yellow in colour. 3m high.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0113849-0 Collector(s) & number: Cloete, E, 1525 | 1991-12-21
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Willowvale, Qora River Mouth, north bank of estuary.
General notes: Well-drained forest, soil, dolerite. Sun, southern aspect, moderate slope.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0891918-0 Collector(s) & number: Schuhardt, DA, DS03597 | 2002-8-11
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Mngazi River (Port St. Johns).
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0100869-0 Collector(s) & number: Schrire, BD, 1767 | 1984-6-14
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Mkambati Nature Reserve, Daza River.
General notes: Scandent shrub in local colony - well armed with spines. Bark smooth, grey, blotchy. Leaves dark green above, lighter below. In mature form. North bank only.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0983919-0 Collector(s) & number: Schuhardt, DA, DS02410 | 2002-4-17
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Ferry Pont (Port St. Johns).
General notes: Tropical vegetation type. Steep slope. Pasture. [Lax tree]. Fairly rare. Voucher: photo.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0101141-0 Collector(s) & number: Abbott, ATD, 3367 | 1986-12-13
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Mkambati, East bank forest of Mkambati River.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0108171-0 Collector(s) & number: Cooper, KH, s.n. | 1989-6-29
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Port St Johns, Mt. Sullivan (Also seen as Mtufufa Forest).
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
2019
SERIES CHAPTER
Rhamnaceae Bredenkamp, CLIn: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(2)1373-1381
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria
1986
PERIODICAL/JOURNAL
A remarkable new species of Colubrina (Rhamnaceae) from Pondoland Van Wyk, AE; Schrire, BDSouth African Journal of Botany 52(4)379-382
No results found for Colubrina nicholsonii A.E.van Wyk & Schrire
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