Aphloia theiformis (Albino-berry, Mountain
peach)
Bergperske [Afrikaans]; Lekhutswane [North
Sotho]; Mufhefhera [Venda]
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Eurosid I > Order:
Crossosomatales > Family: Aphloiaceae
Distribution includes East Africa, southern
Africa, Madagascar, the Mascarenes and Seychelles,
although there may be more than one species under this name. In
southern Africa it has a scattered distribution in Afromontane
forest of Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal.
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Aphloia theiformis, Ndundu Lodge, Vumba,
Zimbabwe. [photos Bart Wursten ©, Flora of Zimbabwe] |
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