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"Gymnosporia heterophylla, the common spike-thorn, is a small, hardy, deciduous African tree up to 5m tall, occurring in rocky places with a wide distribution from Ethiopia, the Sudan and the Congo, south to the Cape Province and west to Angola and Namibia, as well as the neighbouring islands of Madagascar and Saint Helena, with a closely related species from Mauritius. It has a straggly, but rigid habit and is armed with sharp straight thorns up to 100mm long, which are modified branches. Bark on the mature trunk is grey-brown and deeply fissured. The tree is dioecious, and clusters of white flowers are produced in profusion in spring and are borne on thicker twigs and branches. The flowers have a fetid, faecal smell and attract large numbers of pollinating insects, particularly carrion-loving flies such as members of the family Calliphoridae. The tree has a close relationship with a number of cicada species, such as Platypleura divisa, P. mijburghi and P. maytenophila.[Sanborn, A.F. and Phillips, P.K. and Villet, M.H. (2003) Thermal responses in some Eastern Cape African Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae). Journal of Thermal Biology, 28 (4). pp. 347-351. ISSN 0306-4565. ] The specific name "heterophylla" means "variable leaves" and if the list of past synonyms is examined, it affords an interesting insight into the minds of botanists since 1753 when Linnaeus decided that the leaves reminded him of boxwood and named it Celastrus buxifolius. Since then it has been named ellipticus, heterophyllus, spathephyllus, empleurifolius, rhombifolius, parvifolius and buxifolioides - it would seem that the epithet heterophylla is appropriate. It makes a very effective, fast-growing security hedge. The wood is hard and durable, suitable for carving, though large pieces are not often available. ==Pictures== File:Maytenus heterophylla00.jpg File:Maytenus heterophylla01.jpg ==References== *Reinstatement of "Gymnosporia" *https://plants.jstor.org/compilation/maytenus.heterophylla * ==Sources== *Trees and Shrubs of the Witwatersrand - Tree Society (Witwatersrand University Press, 1969) *Trees and Shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park - Schmidt et al. (Jacana Press, 2002) heterophylla Category:Trees of Africa Category:Trees of South Africa Category:Trees of Cape Town "
"==Results== Scores and results list France's points tally first. { class= ! Opposing Team !! For !! Against !! Date !! Venue !! Status - bgcolor=#fdfdfd Rhodesiaalign=center width=4034align=center width=4011width=140 align=right 11 July 1964SalisburyTour match - bgcolor=#fdfdfd Giqualand Westalign=center width=4029align=center width=403width=140 align=right 15 July 1964De Beers Diamond Oval, KimberleyTour match - bgcolor=#fdfdfd Western Provincealign=center width=4011align=center width=4020width=140 align=right 18 July 1964Newlands, Cape TownTour match - bgcolor=#fdfdfd Borderalign=center width=4014align=center width=406width=140 align=right 21 July 1964Buffalo City St., East LondonTour match - bgcolor=gold South Africaalign=center width=408align=center width=406width=140 align=right 25 July 1964PAM Brink, SpringsTest Match - bgcolor=#fdfdfd Transvaalalign=center width=4021align=center width=409width=140 align=right 29 July 1964Ellis Park, JohannesburgTour match } Category:1964 rugby union tours 1964 Category:1964 in South African rugby union Category:1963–64 in French rugby union 1964 "
"Moreland is a historic home located at Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is a -story early Colonial Revival frame dwelling that was constructed about 1894. The home was the summer residence for Washington, D.C., businessman and former District of Columbia Commissioner Samuel E. Wheatley, and that family owned it from 1894 until 1944. Moreland was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. ==References *, including photo in 2004, at Maryland Historical Trust website Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Category:Houses completed in 1894 Category:Houses in Montgomery County, Maryland Category:Colonial Revival architecture in Maryland Category:Buildings and structures in Bethesda, Maryland Category:National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, Maryland "