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another mystery tree - Livingstone, Zambia
Dear All
On a recent visit to Chanter's Lodge in Livingstone we saw this tree - apparently long unidentified. Perhaps a marula species? The fruit did not look like fig to me, as it was shiny and leaking a lot of clear sap when picked. See the photo on Richard Chanter's blog here http://uk.blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-Zq...0&mx=160&lmt=5 Perhaps someone can clear up the mystery? I may be able to post another photo later Regards, Anton |
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another mystery tree - Livingstone, Zambia
Again, it is hard to say from these two pictures. It looks like a fig to me.
Cutting through the fruit would have confirmed / refuted that. No way that it could be marula. It might as easily be a species of grass. PvR schreef in Dear All On a recent visit to Chanter's Lodge in Livingstone we saw this tree - apparently long unidentified. Perhaps a marula species? The fruit did not look like fig to me, as it was shiny and leaking a lot of clear sap when picked. See the photo on Richard Chanter's blog here http://uk.blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-Zq...0&mx=160&lmt=5 Perhaps someone can clear up the mystery? I may be able to post another photo later Regards, Anton |
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another mystery tree - Livingstone, Zambia
On Dec 8, 5:55 pm, "P. van Rijckevorsel" wrote: Again, it is hard to say from these two pictures. It looks like a fig to me. Cutting through the fruit would have confirmed / refuted that. Okay, so here is a bit more about this fruit, including a cross section. Does not sound at all figgy to me. http://uk.blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-Zq...Kk-?cq=1&p=287 Anton |
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another mystery tree - Livingstone, Zambia
Assuming that the brownish stuff in the half fruit on the left is some kind
of kernel, it is not a fig. The picture is so vague as not to ring any bells at all, although all this clear (sticky?) fluid is most odd. PvR schreef On Dec 8, 5:55 pm, "P. van Rijckevorsel" wrote: Again, it is hard to say from these two pictures. It looks like a fig to me. Cutting through the fruit would have confirmed / refuted that. Okay, so here is a bit more about this fruit, including a cross section. Does not sound at all figgy to me. http://uk.blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-Zq...Kk-?cq=1&p=287 Anton |
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another mystery tree - Livingstone, Zambia
Thanks for the PDF link, but this does not seem right.
The fruit skin is smooth, not hairy, and not woody (unless I missed something). The colours I saw ranged from green to yellow / orange (ripe?). Mind you, I only glanced at the thing. I'll send the pdf to the original poster and see if he knows more. The fruit bats seemed to like them. The fruit is spherical and smaller than a golf ball. I have another photo of the tree... Shame I can't post it here. A. |
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