Fruit cross section; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 7/2005 © Jörn Germer
Flower; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 2/2010 © Jörn Germer
Flowers; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 2/2010 © Jörn Germer
Fruits; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 7/2005 © Jörn Germer
Upper and lower surface of leaf; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 2/2010 © Jörn Germer
Leaf insertion; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 7/2005 © Jörn Germer
Thorns; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 7/2005 © Jörn Germer
Branch with flowers; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 2/2010 © Jörn Germer
Branch with fruits; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 7/2005 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 7/2005 © Jörn Germer
Branches; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 2/2010 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 285
Date of entry: 20.02.2006
Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Hog Plum, Tallowwood
German: Sauerpflaume
Mandarin: 海檀木 (hai tan mu)
Portuguese: Ameixa Brava, Ameixeira Da Baia
Climate: temperate
Habitat: xerophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: white
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