Lasiodiscus mildbraedii

Taxobox
name = "Lasiodiscus mildbraedii"


image_caption = "Lasiodiscus mildbraedii", pressed leaves showing opposite arrangement
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Rosales
familia = Rhamnaceae
genus = "Lasiodiscus"
genus_authority = J.D. Hook.
subdivision_ranks = Species
species = "L. mildbraedii"
binomial = "Lasiodiscus mildbraedii"
binomial_authority = Engl.

Lasiodiscus mildbraedii is small tree in the family Rhamnaceae. It occurs locally along the African east coast and in the African tropics. It is sometimes a dominant component of tropical forest understorey. Groups of small pale flowers are carried on long stalks in spring. The fruits reach maturity at the end of summer. The leaves have an opposite arrangement as in all members of "Lasiodiscus". The leaf texture is somewhat rough and leathery. Leaf undersides are somewhat rufous toned.

References

* Trees of Southern Africa, K C Palgrave, 1984 ISBN 0 86977 081 0