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Parinari capensis (Parinari capensis)

Description

Parinari capensis, the sand apple, is a species of flowering plant in the Chrysobalanaceae family, found in Botswana, DRC, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. It is 20 centimetres (7.9 in) tall. The leaves are elliptic with a white underside. It has small white flowers and a hairy sand-coloured calyx.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Malpighiales

            • Family: Chrysobalanaceae

              • Genus: Parinari