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Acridocarpus natalitius

Botanic Family

Malpighiaceae

Author

A. Jussieu

Propagation

C.S.

Common Names

• Feather Climber
• Acridocarpus

Geographical Habitats

• Mozambique
• Cape Province
• Natal
• Northern Provinces - South Africa
• Swaziland

Natural Habitats

• Forest margins

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Jun

Fruiting Times

Scrambling bush or woody climber to 5m with older stems glabrous & lenticellate. Coriaceous leaves to 150mm x 45mm. Axillary pyramidal many-flowered racemes to 250mm long with bracts to 5mm & bracteoles to 2.5mm, of 33mm diameter yellow flowers, calyx 5mm x 2.5mm, yellowish petals to 15mm long. Fruit twin winged to 50mm x 22.5mm

Further References

• E & M 1970
• Menninger 1970
• van der Spuy 1976
• Huxley 1992
• Jstor
• Niedenzu
• FZ
• The Plant List 2