Meineckia capillipes

Meineckia capillipes
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Phyllanthaceae
Genus:	Meineckia
Species:	M. capillipes
Binomial name
	Meineckia capillipes; (S.F.Blake) G.L.Webster

Meineckia capillipes is a species of plant in the Phyllanthaceae family. It is endemic to Tanzania.^[1] Known locally as Kizeza-mzitu, the plant is small (up to 10 meters), with white, soft wood. The leaves are simple and alternate, and the flowers and fruit are green. The roots are used medicinally by local peoples for stomach problems.^[2]

Sources

^ Lovett, J. & Clarke, G.P. 1998. Meineckia capillipes. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 24 August 2007.
^ Lovett, J.C., Ruffo, C.K., Gereau, R.E. & Taplin, J.R.D. (2006) Field Guide to the Moist Forest Trees of Tanzania. The Society for Environmental Exploration, London and Dar es Salaam.

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[1] Lovett, J. & Clarke, G.P. 1998. Meineckia capillipes. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 24 August 2007.

[2] Lovett, J.C., Ruffo, C.K., Gereau, R.E. & Taplin, J.R.D. (2006) Field Guide to the Moist Forest Trees of Tanzania. The Society for Environmental Exploration, London and Dar es Salaam.

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