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Vangueria infausta : ウィキペディア英語版 | Vangueria infausta
''Vangueria infausta'', the medlar or African medlar, is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae, which is native to the southern and eastern Afrotropics. The fruits are consumed by humans and have a pleasant apple like flavor. The specific name ''infausta'' alludes to the misfortune believed to result from its use as firewood. ==Description== The trees are low-branching〔 and mostly smallish but may reach 8 m in height. They have drooping branchlets and have pale greyish brown, flaky bark.〔 The fairly large, dull leaves have entire margins and are somewhat variable in shape. They have an opposite arrangement and conspicuous net-veining below.〔 Young leaves are boat-shaped and recurved along the central vein.〔 Dense clusters of robust green flowers develop from pointed buds in spring. Each velvety flower is about 4 mm long and 6 mm wide, and are carried on opposite and axillary cymes.〔 The corolla is dropped early. The initially green and glossy fruit appear in summer, and bear the remains of the calyx around their tips.〔 They develop into unevenly shaped, glossy, tan-coloured plums, that contain soft fleshy pulp and fairly large seeds.〔
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