Philenoptera violacea

Apple leaf
	habit
	fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Millettieae
Genus:	Philenoptera
Species:	P. violacea
Binomial name
	Philenoptera violacea; (Klotzsch) Schrire
Synonyms
	Capassa violacea Klotzsch; Lonchocarpus capassa Rolfe[1];

Philenoptera violacea know also as apple leaf or rain tree, Afrikaans: Appelblaar, Sotho: Mphata, Tsonga: Mohata, Zulu: Isihomohomo) is a plant species in the legume family (Fabaceae).

Habitat

It is found in the DRC, Tanzania, Zambia, northern Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Swaziland and Okavango Delta, Botswana.

Status

It is a protected tree in South Africa.^[1]^[2]

References

1 2 Hyde, Mark; et al. "Philenoptera violacea (Klotzsch) Schrire". Flora of Zimbabwe. zimbabweflora.co.zw. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
↑ "Protected Trees" (PDF). Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, Republic of South Africa. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2013.

External links

Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Philenoptera violacea". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.

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[flzim-1] 1 2 Hyde, Mark; et al. "Philenoptera violacea (Klotzsch) Schrire". Flora of Zimbabwe. zimbabweflora.co.zw. Retrieved 5 May 2013.

[dwaf-2] "Protected Trees" (PDF). Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, Republic of South Africa. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2013.