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Prunus africana
Prunus africana General Info – Summary This evergreen Tree has straight trunk with an impressive crown is usually up to 25m high. The simple drooping Leaves are hairless. The small 5-merous, bisexual regular & white to pink, insect pollinated Flowers are single or in racemes. Up to 20 stamens & a simple pistil develop. Shiny […]
Protea magnifica
Protea magnifica General Info – summary This Tree may reach 3,5m high but is usually a shrub. Entire, leathery Leaves with indistinct petioles are simple and have a prominent midrib. The capitulum with many thin Flowers is broad & up to 20cm wide. Two types of bracts surround the capitulum – the inner bearded bracts […]
Portulacaria afra
Portulacaria afra General Info – Summary This evergreen, succulent Tree (or shrub) with brittle branches is up to 5m high. The simple, decussate, succulent and juicy Leaves lack stipules and have entire margins. Water saving CAM photosynthesis aids survival. The small star-like regular Flowers are in fascicles. Stamens have purple anthers and there is a […]
Polygala myrtifolia
Polygala myrtifolia var. myrtifolia General Info – summary This hardy shrub or small Tree is up to 4m high & has a trunk up to 15cm wide. The alternate Leaves are simple and lack stipules. Bisexual, zygomorphic Flowers occur in terminal racemes and have 2 large petal-like sepals & only 3 petals are present. There […]
Podocarpus latifolius
Podocarpus latifolius General Info – summary This dioecious, evergreen canopy Tree may reach 30m high with a straight trunk up to 1,2m wide. Old bark with peels off in strips. The simple, relatively broad Leaves are evergreen. A perianth is absent. Male trees have cones with tiny wind dispersed pollen. A large reddish receptacle in […]
Podocarpus henkelii
Podocarpus henkelii – undergoing up-grading! General Info – Summary The spineless, dioecious, evergreen and densely branched Tree may reach 30m high. Older bark develops longitudinal fissures. Simple, drooping, longish Leaves are widest in the centre, have entire margins and lack stipules. Male cones are spike like & produce wind dispersed pollen. The single Female fruit […]