Rhamnaceae
Phyllogeiton

Phyllogeiton zeyheri (Sond.) Suess.

First published in Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 6: 182 (1953)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a tree and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Descriptions

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/61957049/146444651

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Rhamnaceae, R. B. Drummond. Flora Zambesiaca 2:2. 1966

Morphology General Habit
Tree 6–8(12) m. high, with rough grey bark; branches spreading; young branchlets puberulous.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves usually opposite or subopposite, glabrous; lamina 12–40(60) × 6–25 mm., elliptic to ovate, entire; midrib prominent beneath; lateral nerves 5–6, extending to the leaf-margin and prominent beneath; petiole 1–3 mm. long, channelled above.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers 1–4(6) in leaf-axils; pedicels slender, 4–14 mm. long.
Morphology General Buds
Flower bud globose, 2 mm. in diam.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals 2 mm. long, deltate, glabrous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals 2 mm. long, obovate, cucullate, often emarginate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 1·5–2 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Disc
Disk cupular, not enveloping the ovary, margin notched above insertion of filaments.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
Ovary free from disk; style 1·5–3 mm. long, 2-fid.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Drupe 6–9 × 3 mm., ellipsoid, with yellow edible flesh surrounding the 2-seeded kernel.
[FZ]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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