Dracaena aletriformis
General Info – summary This evergreen possibly branched Tree or woody shrub has smooth bark and may reach 5m high. The strap shaped, parallel-veined and evergreen Leaves occur at branch ends. A petiole is absent, and the base is amplexicaul. Bisexual, 3-merous, nocturnal, regular Flowers are in panicles up to 1m long. 6 tepals surround the 6 […]
Dovyalis rhamnoides
General Info – summary The small, dioecious Tree + a slender trunk with long sharp single spines & smooth bark + lenticels. The small shiny simple Leaves lack stipules, have 3-5 veins arising from the base. Tiny greenish, regular, 4-merous pedicellate Flowers have deeply lobed calyx & lack petals. Male flowers have protruding stamens. Female […]
Dovyalis caffra
General Info – summary This deciduous Tree + rounded crown is up to 9m high. Single long spines are present. Simple, entire usually obovate and alternate Leaves are 3-5 veined near the base, lack stipules & have entire margins. Small, creamy, regular dioecious Flowers have pedicels & lack petals. Male has 10 stamens with long […]
Dombeya rotundifolia
General Info – summary This impressive deciduous Tree is usually up to 5m high. Bark becomes dark brown and vertically fissured. Roundish Leaves are simple, have stipules & 5-7 veins arising from the base. Margins are entire toothed or scalloped. Spectacular, usually white, 5-merous, regular, bisexual Flowers are in cymes with stamens and staminodes. Fruit is a small […]
Dombeya autumnalis
General Info – summary This small Tree with its smoothish grey, bark is often several-stemmed with visible dark lenticels & is up to 5m high. Simple Leaves have scalloped margins & are 3-5 veined from the base. Small, late opening, 5-merous, bisexual & white regular Flowers open with leaves. Distinctive long and flat-ended staminodes are present. Fruit […]