Biology:Englerophytum natalense
| Silver-leaf milkplum | |
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| In KwaZulu-Natal | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Sapotaceae |
| Genus: | Englerophytum |
| Species: | E. natalense
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| Binomial name | |
| Englerophytum natalense (Sond.) T.D.Penn.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Englerophytum natalense, the silver-leaf milkplum, is a medium-sized, evergreen tree that occurs along forested escarpments from East Africa to South Africa .[1] The leaves are alternately arranged or spiralled,[2] and to some extent crowded near the ends of branches. They are glossy green to greyish green above and covered in silvery hairs below.[1] The stem is straight and the bark smooth. Young branches are covered with dense brownish hairs.[2] The plant contains a milky latex.
It is a larval food plant of the butterflies Euptera pluto kinugnana, Pseudacraea boisduvalii trimeni, P. eurytus imitator and P. lucretia.[2]
Similar species
Manilkara discolor has rough bark, attains a larger size, and is native to drier regions.[2]
Gallery
Foliage
Ripe fruit
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hyde, Mark. "Englerophytum natalense (Sond.) T.D. Penn.". Flora of Zimbabwe. http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=143770. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Nonyane, Frank (2013). "Englerophytum natalense (Sond.) T.D.Penn.". PlantZAfrica.com. SANBI. http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantefg/engelerophytnatal.htm. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
Wikidata ☰ Q15057544 entry
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