Laurophyllus capensis Thunb.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Anacardiaceae > Laurophyllus

Characteristics

Tree, 1-6 m high; evergreen, dioecious, bark charcoal-grey to brown, smooth. Leaves simple, petiolate, spirally arranged, glossy green above, light green below, elliptic-oblong, margins toothed. Flowers white; calyx and corolla divided into 5 parts. Male flowers in terminal panicles; stamens 4 or 5. Female flowers formed from bracts, antler-like, woody, branched, resembles a parasitised deformity; ovary almost spherical, 1-locular; style lateral with minutely 2-lobed stigmas. Flowering time Aug.-Feb. Fruit hard, compressed, slightly winged, ovoid.
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Dioecious, evergreen shrub or small tree to 6 m. Leaves elliptic to oblong, margins toothed. Flowers yellowish, male in terminal panicles, female in dense, bracteate, antler-like structures.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 6.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Soil texture 7-8
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Images

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Distribution

Laurophyllus capensis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Conservation status

Laurophyllus capensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:69824-1
WFO ID wfo-0001050200
COL ID 3SMTW
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Synonyms

Daphnitis capensis Botryceras laurinum Laurophyllus capensis Amyris novaehollandiae Botryceras capensis Amyris novae-hollandiae