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Fabaceae

Apple-leaf

Philenoptera violacea (Klotzsch) Schrire

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Philenoptera

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Apple-leaf: Rain-tree ( P. violacea ) - mature, lower branches trimmed by giraffe, early morning light. South Luangwa National Park, Zambia
Photo: This Photo was taken by Timothy A. Gonsalves . Feel free to use my photos, but p, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)
Afrikaans
Appelblaar, Olifantsoor, Raasboom, Stamperhout
English
Apple-leaf
Tsonga
Mbhandzu
Zulu
IsiHomohomo, UmBhandu, UmPhanda

Synonyms

  • Capassa violacea Klotzsch
  • Derris violacea (Klotzsch) Harms
  • Lonchocarpus violaceus (Klotzsch) Oliv.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.