Leaves alternate

The following is a list of native or naturalised species which, at least some of the time, possess this spot-character.

Spiral leaf arrangements are included here

FamilySpeciesComment
Anacardiaceae Lannea schweinfurthii var. tomentosa
Anacardiaceae Lannea schweinfurthii var. stuhlmannii
Anacardiaceae Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra
Annonaceae Annona senegalensis subsp. senegalensis
Annonaceae Annona stenophylla subsp. nana
Annonaceae Artabotrys brachypetalus
Annonaceae Friesodielsia obovata
Annonaceae Hexalobus monopetalus var. monopetalus
Annonaceae Xylopia odoratissima
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Diplorhynchus condylocarpon
Asteraceae Verbesina encelioides
Asteraceae Vernonia amygdalina
Asteraceae Vernonia colorata subsp. colorata
Balanitaceae Balanites aegyptiaca var. aegyptiaca
Balanitaceae Balanites maughamii
Balanitaceae Balanites pedicellaris subsp. pedicellaris
Burseraceae Commiphora karibensis
Burseraceae Commiphora marlothii
Cannabaceae Cannabis sativa
Cannabaceae Celtis africana
Connaraceae Rourea orientalis
Dipterocarpaceae Monotes glaber
Ebenaceae Diospyros batocana
Ebenaceae Diospyros kirkii
Ebenaceae Diospyros lycioides subsp. lycioides
Ebenaceae Diospyros lycioides subsp. sericea
Ebenaceae Diospyros lycioides subsp. lycioides-sericea intermediates
Ebenaceae Diospyros mespiliformis
Ebenaceae Diospyros squarrosa
Euphorbiaceae Croton menyharthii
Euphorbiaceae Croton pseudopulchellus
Euphorbiaceae Erythrococca menyharthii
Euphorbiaceae Erythrococca trichogyne var. trichogyne
Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria bussei
Euphorbiaceae Maprounea africana
Euphorbiaceae Ricinus communis var. communis
Euphorbiaceae Schinziophyton rautanenii
Euphorbiaceae Spirostachys africana
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Julbernardia globiflora
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia arenaria
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia ataxacantha
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia borleae
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia burkei
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia caffra
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia erioloba
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia erubescens
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia fleckii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia galpinii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia gerrardii var. gerrardii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia grandicornuta
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia hebeclada
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia hebeclada subsp. hebeclada
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia hebeclada subsp. chobiensis
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia hereroensis
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia karroo
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia kirkii subsp. kirkii var. kirkii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia luederitzii var. luederitzii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia mellifera subsp. detinens
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia nebrownii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia nigrescens
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia nilotica subsp. kraussiana
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia permixta
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia rehmanniana
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia robusta subsp. clavigera
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia robusta subsp. robusta
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia schweinfurthii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia senegal var. rostrata
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia senegal var. leiorhachis
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia senegal
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia sieberiana var. woodii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia stuhlmannii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia tortilis subsp. spirocarpa
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia tortilis subsp. heteracantha
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia xanthophloea
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia amara subsp. sericocephala
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia anthelmintica
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia antunesiana
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia brevifolia
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia harveyi
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia tanganyicensis
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia versicolor
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Amblygonocarpus andongensis
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Dichrostachys cinerea
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Elephantorrhiza burkei
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Elephantorrhiza elephantina
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Elephantorrhiza goetzei subsp. goetzei
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Entada arenaria subsp. arenaria
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Faidherbia albida
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Mimosa pigra
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Neptunia oleracea
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Bobgunnia madagascariensis
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Pterocarpus angolensis
Hernandiaceae Gyrocarpus americanus subsp. africanus
Heteropyxidaceae Heteropyxis natalensis
Kirkiaceae Kirkia acuminata
Lophiocarpaceae Corbichonia decumbens
Malvaceae subfamily Bombacoideae Adansonia digitata
Malvaceae subfamily Grewioideae Grewia monticola
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Cienfuegosia digitata
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Gossypium herbaceum subsp. africanum var. africanum
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus allenii
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus articulatus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus caesius
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus cannabinus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus diversifolius subsp. rivularis
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus dongolensis
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus engleri
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus kirkii
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus lobatus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus lunarifolius
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus mastersianus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus micranthus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus mutatus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus nigricaulis
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus ovalifolius
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus panduriformis
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus praeteritus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus pusillus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus rhabdotospermus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus schinzii
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus seineri
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus sidiformis
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus subreniformis
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus trionum
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus vitifolius subsp. vitifolius
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Kosteletzkya buettneri
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Thespesia garckeana
Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae, Helicteroideae & Sterculioideae Sterculia africana
Meliaceae Ekebergia capensis
Meliaceae Entandrophragma caudatum
Meliaceae Melia azedarach
Meliaceae Trichilia emetica subsp. emetica
Meliaceae Turraea nilotica
Meliaceae Turraea obtusifolia
Meliaceae Turraea zambesica
Menispermaceae Antizoma angustifolia
Metteniusaceae Apodytes dimidiata var. dimidiata
Moraceae Ficus abutilifolia
Moraceae Ficus burkei
Moraceae Ficus capreifolia
Moraceae Ficus fischeri
Moraceae Ficus glumosa
Moraceae Ficus ingens
Moraceae Ficus natalensis subsp. natalensis
Moraceae Ficus nigropunctata
Moraceae Ficus petersii
Moraceae Ficus pygmaea
Moraceae Ficus salicifolia
Moraceae Ficus sur
Moraceae Ficus sycomorus
Moraceae Ficus sycomorus subsp. sycomorus
Moraceae Ficus tettensis
Moraceae Ficus verruculosa
Myricaceae Myrica serrata
Ochnaceae Ochna cinnabarina
Ochnaceae Ochna glauca
Ochnaceae Ochna inermis
Ochnaceae Ochna pretoriensis
Ochnaceae Ochna pulchra subsp. pulchra
Olacaceae Olax dissitiflora
Olacaceae Ximenia americana var. microphylla
Olacaceae Ximenia caffra var. natalensis
Olacaceae Ximenia caffra var. caffra
Papaveraceae Argemone mexicana
Passifloraceae Paropsia brazzeana
Phyllanthaceae Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia
Poaceae Setaria lindenbergiana
Polygalaceae Securidaca longepedunculata
Rhamnaceae Helinus integrifolius
Rhamnaceae Helinus spartioides
Rhamnaceae Rhamnus prinoides
Rosaceae Rubus apetalus
Rutaceae Citropsis daweana
Salicaceae Dovyalis caffra
Salicaceae Dovyalis zeyheri
Salicaceae Flacourtia indica
Salicaceae Oncoba spinosa
Stilbaceae Nuxia oppositifolia
Violaceae Afrohybanthus enneaspermus
Violaceae Afrohybanthus serratus
Vitaceae Ampelocissus africana var. africana
Vitaceae Ampelocissus obtusata subsp. kirkiana
Vitaceae Cissus cornifolia
Vitaceae Cissus quadrangularis
Vitaceae Cissus rotundifolia
Vitaceae Cyphostemma buchananii
Vitaceae Cyphostemma congestum
Vitaceae Cyphostemma lanigerum
Vitaceae Cyphostemma omburense
Vitaceae Cyphostemma puberulum
Vitaceae Rhoicissus revoilii
Vitaceae Rhoicissus tridentata
Number of species: 193


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Botswana: List of species with each spot-character: Leaves alternate.
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/species-spot-display.php?species_id=740, retrieved 28 March 2024

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