Cleistanthus schlechteri

Cleistanthus schlechteri[1] is a plant species first described by Pax, with its current name after Hutchinson; it is included in the family Phyllanthaceae.[2][3]

Cleistanthus schlechteri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Cleistanthus
Species:
C. schlechteri
Binomial name
Cleistanthus schlechteri
Synonyms

Securinega schlechteri Pax

Subspecies and status

The following subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life:[2]

  • C. s. pubescens
  • C. s. schlechteri

Cleistanthus schlechteri var. schlechteri (False Tamboti, Zulu: Umzithi) is a protected tree in South Africa.[4]

Description

General

Small tree (up to 6 m), deciduous, multi or single stemmed, fairly upright and minimally spreading crown. Many twigs and branches, trunks pale buff-grey, bark cracks into small, flat, more or less rectangular blocks.[5]

Leaves

Simple, borne on very short, gnarled, lateral twigs. Very small, oval to obovate, smooth, glabrous, marginally entire, dark green and glossy above.[5]

Flowers

Both the sexes are borne on separate trees in small bunches, yellow-green to pale green; (October/November).[5]

Fruits

Capsules 10 x 8 mm, glabrous and glossy; brown to dark-brown when ripe (January/February).[5]

References
  1. W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), 1915 In: Fl. Cap. 5(2): 382
  2. Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  3. WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. "Protected Trees" (PDF). Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, Republic of South Africa. 3 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-05.
  5. Van Wyk, Piet (2008). Field guide to the TREES of the Kruger National Park. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-77007-759-1.
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