Kingdom Plantae Family Fabaceae Tribe Millettieae Rank Species | Order Fabales Subfamily Faboideae Genus Philenoptera | |
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Similar Philenoptera, Peltophorum africanum, Pterocarpus rotundifolius, Lonchocarpus, Boscia albitrunca | ||
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).
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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.
References
Philenoptera violacea Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA