Anthocleista grandiflora
Anthocleista grandiflora, commonly known as the forest fever tree, is a member of the family Gentianaceae. It is a tall, slender tree up to 30 m with a preference for forests in high rainfall areas. The leaves are very large, up to 100 cm x 50 cm, arranged in terminal clusters.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Genus: | Anthocleista |
| Species: | A. grandiflora |
| Binomial name | |
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Range and habitat
It is native to the mountains and escarpments of eastern Africa, from Uganda and Kenya in the north to South Africa and Eswatini in the south. In Zimbabwe it is limited to the Eastern Highlands and in South Africa it occurs mostly along rivers in and below the escarpment, and less often in lowveld riparian fringes. It is the only member of the Gentianaceae that reaches tree size in South Africa.[1]
References
- Schmidt, Ernst; Lötter, Mervyn; McCleland, Warren (2002). Burrows, John (ed.). Trees and Shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park. Illustrated by Sandie Burrows. Johannesburg: Jacana Media. p. 546. ISBN 9781919777306.
External links
Media related to Anthocleista grandiflora at Wikimedia Commons- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Anthocleista grandiflora". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
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