Apple leaf | |
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habit | |
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 |
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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).
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.