Englerophytum natalense
Silver-leaf milkplum | |
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E. natalense in KwaZulu-Natal | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Sapotaceae |
Genus: | Englerophytum |
Species: | E. natalense |
Binomial name | |
Englerophytum natalense (Sond.) T.D.Penn. | |
Synonyms | |
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Englerophytum natalense (Silver-leaf milkplum) is a medium-sized, evergreen tree that occurs along forested escarpments from East Africa to South Africa.[1] The leaves are alternately arranged or spiralled,[2] and to some extent crowded near the ends of branches. They are glossy green to greyish green above and covered in silvery hairs below.[1] The stem is straight and the bark smooth. Young branches are covered with dense brownish hairs.[2] The plant contains a milky latex.
It is a larval food plant of Euptera pluto kinugnana, Pseudacraea boisduvalii trimeni, P. eurytus imitator and P. lucretia.[2]
Similar species
Manilkara discolor has rough bark, attains a larger size, and is native to drier regions.[2]
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See also
Media related to Englerophytum natalense at Wikimedia Commons
References
- 1 2 3 Hyde, Mark; et al. "Englerophytum natalense (Sond.) T.D. Penn.". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 Nonyane, Frank (2013). "Englerophytum natalense (Sond.) T.D.Penn.". plantzafrica.com. SANBI. Retrieved 10 October 2013.