Philenoptera violacea
| Apple leaf | |
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| habit | |
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| fruit | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Millettieae |
| Genus: | Philenoptera |
| Species: | P. violacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Philenoptera violacea (Klotzsch) Schrire | |
| Synonyms | |
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Philenoptera violacea know also as apple leaf or rain tree, Afrikaans: Appelblaar, Sotho: Mphata, Tsonga: Mohata, Zulu: Isihomohomo) is a plant species in the legume family (Fabaceae).
Habitat
It is found in the DRC, Tanzania, Zambia, northern Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa,Swaziland and Okavango Delta, Botswana.
Status
It is a protected tree in South Africa.[1][2]
References
- 1 2 Hyde, Mark; et al. "Philenoptera violacea (Klotzsch) Schrire". Flora of Zimbabwe. zimbabweflora.co.zw. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ↑ "Protected Trees" (PDF). Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, Republic of South Africa. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
External links
- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). [http://www.africanplants.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?submitForm=true&page_id=77&searchTextMenue=Philenoptera+violacea&filterRegionIDs[]=6&filterRegionIDs[]=1&filterRegionIDs[]=2&filterRegionIDs[]=3&filterRegionIDs[]=5 "Philenoptera violacea"]. African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
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