Cleistanthus schlechteri
Cleistanthus schlechteri[1] is a plant species first described by Pax, with its current name after Hutchinson; it is included in the family Phyllanthaceae.[2][3]
| Cleistanthus schlechteri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Genus: | Cleistanthus |
| Species: | C. schlechteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Cleistanthus schlechteri | |
| Synonyms | |
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Securinega schlechteri Pax | |
Subspecies and status
The following subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life:[2]
- C. s. pubescens
- C. s. schlechteri
Cleistanthus schlechteri var. schlechteri (False Tamboti, Zulu: Umzithi) is a protected tree in South Africa.[4]
Description
General
Small tree (up to 6 m), deciduous, multi or single stemmed, fairly upright and minimally spreading crown. Many twigs and branches, trunks pale buff-grey, bark cracks into small, flat, more or less rectangular blocks.[5]
Leaves
Simple, borne on very short, gnarled, lateral twigs. Very small, oval to obovate, smooth, glabrous, marginally entire, dark green and glossy above.[5]
Flowers
Both the sexes are borne on separate trees in small bunches, yellow-green to pale green; (October/November).[5]
Fruits
Capsules 10 x 8 mm, glabrous and glossy; brown to dark-brown when ripe (January/February).[5]
References
- W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), 1915 In: Fl. Cap. 5(2): 382
- Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- "Protected Trees" (PDF). Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, Republic of South Africa. 3 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-05.
- Van Wyk, Piet (2008). Field guide to the TREES of the Kruger National Park. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-77007-759-1.
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