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Identifying South Africa’smegafaunal fruitsUsed Operational definition developed byGuimares et al (2008)South African woody flora (n = 1126) was divided into two types.Type 1) fleshy fruits that are 4–10 cm in diameterwith up to 5 large seeds(generally >2.0 cm diameter)Type 2)fleshy/dry fruits that are greater than 10 cmin diameter and have numerous (>) small seeds.
Type 1Megafaunal FruitTypeDescription Family Species Seed Mass Consumed byElephantsType Ifruit fleshyfruit maximum length between 4-10cmnumber of seeds: 1-5(15)Apocynaceae Carissa macrocarpa not known UArecaceaeRapphia australis,Hyphaene petersiana;Hyphaene coriacea;Borassus aethiopumnot known21500156not knownUYYYBalanitaceaeBalanites aegyptiaca;1150YBalanites maughamii;826.84YBoraginaceae Cordia grandicalyx not known UChrysobalanaceae Parinari curatellifolia 3315 UFlacourtiaceae Rawsonia lucida 81.33 UOchnaceae Ochna glauca not known UPapilionoideae Cordyla africana 10000 YSapotaceaeMimusops zeyheri;291.4UVitellariopsis marginatanot knownUStrychnaceae Strychnos cocculoides 476 UType Ibfruit fleshyfruit maximum length between 3-4cmnumber of seeds: 1seed mass > 2000(2)EuphorbiaceaeSchinziophyton12500 YrautaneniiAnacardiaceae Sclerocarya birrea 5405 Y17 species
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