Uvaria lucida

Uvaria lucida was examined next. It is superficially similar to Artabotrys monteiroae, which was growing nearby, but lacks the distinctively-shaped hooks of that species. In Uvaria, the flowers occur on normal peduncles. In passing, Tom mentioned that the other species of Uvaria, namely Uvaria gracilipes, is a very rare and delicate species occurring on basalt in the SE of Zimbabwe and there are no specimens in the Gardens. Later we saw Artabotrys brachypetalus. More