''Ficalhoa'' is a genus with only one species, ''Ficalhoa laurifolia'', an
evergreen flowering tree of height with glabrous branches. Its bark is roughly fissured and produces white
latex. Its leathery leaves on long
petioles are lanceolate, rounded at the base, long and wide. Its white, yellowish or greenish flowers have oblong small
petal
Petals are modified Leaf, leaves that surround the reproductive parts of flowers. They are often advertising coloration, brightly colored or unusually shaped to attract pollinators. All of the petals of a flower are collectively known as the ''c ...
s and rounded
sepals.
In the
Udzungwa Mountains it grows in elevations of in association with ''
Aphloia theiformis
''Aphloia'' is a genus of flowering plants that contains a single species, ''Aphloia theiformis'', the sole species of the monogeneric family Aphloiaceae. It is a species of evergreen shrubs or small trees occurring in East Africa, Madagasca ...
'', ''
Englerophytum magalismontanum'', ''
Cryptocaria liebertiana'', ''
Hirtella megacarpa'', ''
Isoberlinia scheffleri
''Isoberlinia scheffleri'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within t ...
'', ''
Rapanea melanophloeos'', ''
Xylopia aethiopica'' and ''
Xymalos monospora
''Xymalos monospora'' (plant family Monimiaceae), commonly known as lemonwood, is a species of evergreen tree native to Africa, the only species in the genus ''Xymalos''. It is an Afromontane endemic, and can be found from 900 to 2700 meters elev ...
''.
It is among the most common tree species in the
Rwenzori Mountains at altitudes of .
In
Virunga National Park it grows in
Afromontane
The Afromontane regions are subregions of the Afrotropical realm, one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms, covering the plant and animal species found in the mountains of Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula. The Afromontane regions ...
forest between altitude.
References
Plants described in 1898
Afromontane flora
Flora of West-Central Tropical Africa
Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sladeniaceae
Ericales genera
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