• Source: Cleistanthus schlechteri

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

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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

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




= Flowers

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




= Fruits

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




References



Media related to Cleistanthus schlechteri at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Cleistanthus at Wikispecies

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• Cleistanthus schlechteri
• Cleistanthus
• Securinega
• List of Southern African indigenous trees and woody lianes
• List of Malpighiales of South Africa
• List of critically endangered plants
• List of IUCN Red List Vulnerable plants