| Cleistanthus schlechteri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Genus: | Cleistanthus |
| Species: | C. schlechteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Cleistanthus schlechteri (Pax) Hutch. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Securinega schlechteri Pax | |
Cleistanthus schlechteri is a plant species first described by Pax, with its current name after Hutchinson; it is included in the family Phyllanthaceae.
Subspecies and status
The following subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life:
- C. s. pubescens
- C. s. schlechteri
Cleistanthus schlechteri var. schlechteri (False Tamboti, Zulu: Umzithi) is a protected tree in South Africa.
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.
Leaves
Simple, borne on very short, gnarled, lateral twigs. Very small, oval to obovate, smooth, glabrous, marginally entire, dark green and glossy above.
Flowers
Both the sexes are borne on separate trees in small bunches, yellow-green to pale green; (October/November).
Fruits
Capsules 10 x 8 mm, glabrous and glossy; brown to dark-brown when ripe (January/February).
References
- W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), 1915 In: Fl. Cap. 5(2): 382
- ^ 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.
- WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- "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.
- ^ 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.
Media related to Cleistanthus schlechteri at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Cleistanthus at Wikispecies
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Cleistanthus schlechteri |
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| Securinega schlechteri | |