Erythrophleum lasianthum, the Maputaland ordeal tree, is a tree with a localized range in the endangered lowland forests of southeastern Africa.[1]
| Erythrophleum lasianthum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Genus: | Erythrophleum |
| Species: | E. lasianthum
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| Binomial name | |
| Erythrophleum lasianthum Corbishley
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Range
editIt is found from False Bay to Maputaland in northern KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, adjacent southern Mozambique and in eastern Eswatini.[1]
Gallery
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foliage -
green seed pods -
splitting seed pods -
open seed pod
References
edit- ^ a b "Erythrophleum lasianthum Corbishley". Red List of South African Plants. SANBI. December 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2015.