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Philenoptera violacea

Apple leaf
Apple-leaf (Philenoptera violacea) (11711998106).jpg
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
  • Capassa violacea Klotzsch
  • Lonchocarpus capassa Rolfe

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).

It is found in the DRC, Tanzania, Zambia, northern Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Swaziland and Okavango Delta, Botswana.

It is a protected tree in South Africa.



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