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Wrightia natalensis

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Wrightia natalensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Wrightia
Species:
W. natalensis
Binomial name
Wrightia natalensis

Wrightia natalensis grows as a small to medium-sized deciduous tree. Its fragrant flowers feature a creamy yellow corolla. Fruit is dark green and carried in pods up to 32 centimetres (13 in) in length. Habitat is dry woodland and scrub forest from sea-level to 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) altitude. W. natalensis is native to Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Eswatini and South Africa.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Wrightia natalensis". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 6 August 2013.