Biology:Parinari capensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Chrysobalanaceae |
| Genus: | Parinari |
| Species: | P. capensis
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| Parinari capensis Harv.
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Parinari capensis, the sand apple, is a species of flowering plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae, found in Botswana, DRC, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa , Tanzania and Zimbabwe. It is 20 centimetres (7.9 in) tall. The leaves are elliptic with a white underside. It has small white flowers and a hairy sand-coloured calyx.[1]
Habitat
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The species can be found on sand, in open woodland and grassland on the elevation of 1,200–1,600 metres (3,900–5,200 ft). It blooms from September to October.[1] The species is considered a geoxyle with a substantial part of the plant growing under the ground, an adaptation to fire-prone habitats. They have been considered therefore as forming immortal underground forests of great age.
Uses
The plant is used for anti-malaria purposes.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Parinari capensis". Flora of Zimbabwe. http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=125500. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ↑ Uys AC; Malan SF; van Dyk S; van Zyl RL (August 2002). "Antimalarial compounds from Parinari capensis". Bioorg Med Chem Lett (Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education) 12 (16): 2167–9. doi:10.1016/s0960-894x(02)00350-5. PMID 12127529.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q15369140 entry
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