Cassinopsis ilicifolia (Hochst.) Sleumer, 2730

Rio, Cédric Del, Stull, Gregory W. & Franceschi, Dario De, 2020, Survey of the fruits and endocarps of Icacinaceae (Lamiids, Icacinales), European Journal of Taxonomy 645, pp. 1-130 : 16

Cassinopsis ilicifolia (Hochst.) Sleumer

Fig. 7.19–7.25

Material examined

Specimen used for endocarp and fruit description

SOUTH AFRICA • Natal , Ngome; 15 Dec. 1969; C. D. Louwsburg 2730; WAG [ WAG.1462859] .

Other material

SOUTH AFRICA • 1948; R.J. Rodin 3952; P[ MNHN-P-P05193345 ].

Description

FRUIT. Globose, asymmetrical at the apex, laterally compressed, with traces left by the vasculature when dry. Mesocarp 210–272 µm thick when dry. Length ca 9.5 mm, width ca 8.6 mm, thickness ca 5.2 mm.

ENDOCARP. Cream, globose in lateral view, lenticular in transverse section, length 7.6–8.7 mm, width ca 7.8 mm, thickness ca 4.4 mm. Outer surface of the endocarp smooth, with only minute channels. Endocarp wall 600–640 µm thick. Vasculature of the endocarp resting in the channels, with the endocarp primary vascular bundle outside the endocarp wall. Endocarp wall with ca 24 rows of isodiametric cells, homogeneous, cells 25–55 µm in diameter. Locule surface smooth, not lacunate.