Harrisonia abyssinica
Harrisonia abyssinica is widespread in Africa from Guinea in West Africa to Ethiopia and down to Mozambique, where it is quite common even just across the border with Zimbabwe. It does not seem restricted to any particular habitat or rainfall, thriving equally well in the hot alluvial woodlands of Gorongosa NP,the sandy miombo on the Cheringoma Plateau, the humid forest margins of the Moribane forest and even in the very disturbed secondary vegetation along the Manica-Chimoio road. Yet puzzlingly, this species is entirely absent from Zimbabwe. It's features are distinct to render it easily indentified with its pinnate leaves on a winged rachis; densely hairy branchlets with opposite thorns; conspicuous inflorescences of yellowish-green flowers and large grape-like bundles of of creamy-white fruit.
Harrisonia abyssinica
Harrisonia abyssinica is widespread in Africa from Guinea in West Africa to Ethiopia and down to Mozambique, where it is quite common even just across the border with Zimbabwe. It does not seem restricted to any particular habitat or rainfall, thriving equally well in the hot alluvial woodlands of Gorongosa NP,the sandy miombo on the Cheringoma Plateau, the humid forest margins of the Moribane forest and even in the very disturbed secondary vegetation along the Manica-Chimoio road. Yet puzzlingly, this species is entirely absent from Zimbabwe. It's features are distinct to render it easily indentified with its pinnate leaves on a winged rachis; densely hairy branchlets with opposite thorns; conspicuous inflorescences of yellowish-green flowers and large grape-like bundles of of creamy-white fruit.