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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
Achariaceae Caloncoba welwitschii
Achariaceae Kiggelaria africana
Achariaceae Rawsonia lucida
Achariaceae Xylotheca tettensis var. macrophylla
Alangiaceae Alangium chinense
Anacardiaceae Lannea schimperi
Anacardiaceae Lannea schweinfurthii var. tomentosa
Anacardiaceae Lannea schweinfurthii var. stuhlmannii
Anacardiaceae Mangifera indica
Anacardiaceae Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra
Anacardiaceae Searsia longipes var. longipes
Anacardiaceae Sorindeia madagascariensis
Anacardiaceae Trichoscypha ulugurensis subsp. ulugurensis
Annonaceae Annona senegalensis subsp. senegalensis
Annonaceae Artabotrys brachypetalus
Annonaceae Artabotrys monteiroae
Annonaceae Cleistochlamys kirkii
Annonaceae Friesodielsia obovata
Annonaceae Hexalobus monopetalus var. obovatus
Annonaceae Monanthotaxis buchananii
Annonaceae Monanthotaxis chasei
Annonaceae Monodora junodii var. junodii
Annonaceae Uvaria lucida subsp. virens
Annonaceae Xylopia aethiopica
Aphloiaceae Aphloia theiformis
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Diplorhynchus condylocarpon
Araceae Amorphophallus abyssinicus subsp. unyikae
Arecaceae Borassus aethiopum
Asteraceae Solanecio angulatus
Asteraceae Vernonia amygdalina
Asteraceae Vernonia colorata subsp. colorata
Balanitaceae Balanites maughamii
Balanitaceae Balanites pedicellaris subsp. pedicellaris
Boraginaceae Ehretia cymosa var. divaricata
Cannabaceae Cannabis sativa
Cannabaceae Celtis africana
Cannabaceae Trema orientale
Capparaceae Capparis erythrocarpos var. rosea
Celastraceae Catha edulis
Clusiaceae Psorospermum febrifugum
Connaraceae Rourea orientalis
Cupressaceae Juniperus procera On young branches
Cupressaceae Widdringtonia nodiflora On young branches
Dipterocarpaceae Monotes engleri
Ebenaceae Diospyros abyssinica subsp. abyssinica
Ebenaceae Diospyros kirkii
Ebenaceae Diospyros loureiriana subsp. loureiriana
Ebenaceae Diospyros lycioides subsp. sericea
Ebenaceae Diospyros mespiliformis
Ebenaceae Diospyros natalensis subsp. natalensis
Ebenaceae Diospyros quiloensis
Ebenaceae Diospyros senensis
Ebenaceae Diospyros squarrosa
Ebenaceae Diospyros whyteana
Euphorbiaceae Alchornea hirtella
Euphorbiaceae Alchornea laxiflora
Euphorbiaceae Cavacoa aurea
Euphorbiaceae Croton menyharthii
Euphorbiaceae Croton pseudopulchellus
Euphorbiaceae Croton sylvaticus
Euphorbiaceae Erythrococca menyharthii
Euphorbiaceae Erythrococca trichogyne var. trichogyne
Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria bussei
Euphorbiaceae Macaranga capensis
Euphorbiaceae Macaranga mellifera
Euphorbiaceae Maprounea africana
Euphorbiaceae Neoboutonia macrocalyx
Euphorbiaceae Neoboutonia mannii
Euphorbiaceae Neoboutonia melleri
Euphorbiaceae Neoholstia tenuifolia var. tenuifolia
Euphorbiaceae Ricinus communis var. communis
Euphorbiaceae Schinziophyton rautanenii
Euphorbiaceae Shirakiopsis elliptica
Euphorbiaceae Synadenium cameronii
Euphorbiaceae Synadenium kirkii
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Julbernardia globiflora
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia abyssinica
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia amythethophylla
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia dealbata
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia erubescens
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia galpinii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia gerrardii var. gerrardii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia goetzei subsp. goetzei
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia goetzei subsp. microphylla
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia karroo
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia mearnsii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia melanoxylon
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia nigrescens
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia nilotica subsp. kraussiana
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia schweinfurthii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia sieberiana var. woodii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia xanthophloea
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia adianthifolia var. adianthifolia
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia amara subsp. sericocephala
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia anthelmintica
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia antunesiana
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia glaberrima var. glabrescens
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia gummifera
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia schimperiana var. schimperiana
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia tanganyicensis
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia versicolor
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia zimmermannii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Amblygonocarpus andongensis
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Dichrostachys cinerea
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Elephantorrhiza goetzei subsp. goetzei
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Entada abyssinica
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Entada chrysostachys
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Entada rheedei
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Faidherbia albida
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Leucaena leucocephala
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Mimosa pigra
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Mimosa pudica
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Neptunia oleracea
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Newtonia buchananii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Xylia torreana
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Bobgunnia madagascariensis
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Clitoria ternatea
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Cordyla africana
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Craibia brevicaudata subsp. baptistarum
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Dalbergiella nyasae
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Droogmansia pteropus
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Pterocarpus angolensis
Hamamelidaceae Trichocladus ellipticus subsp. malosanus
Hernandiaceae Gyrocarpus americanus subsp. africanus
Heteropyxidaceae Heteropyxis dehniae
Heteropyxidaceae Heteropyxis natalensis
Icacinaceae Pyrenacantha kaurabassana
Iteaceae Itea rhamnoides
Ixonanthaceae Phyllocosmus lemaireanus
Kirkiaceae Kirkia acuminata
Lophiocarpaceae Corbichonia decumbens
Malvaceae subfamily Bombacoideae Adansonia digitata
Malvaceae subfamily Grewioideae Grewia monticola
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus acetosella
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus allenii
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus articulatus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus burtt-davyi
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus caesius
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus cannabinus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus diversifolius subsp. rivularis
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus fuscus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus lobatus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus ludwigii
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 physaloides
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus praeteritus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus rhodanthus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus rupicola
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus sabdariffa
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus shirensis
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus sidiformis
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus surattensis
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus vitifolius subsp. vitifolius
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Kosteletzkya adoensis
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Thespesia garckeana
Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae, Helicteroideae & Sterculioideae Sterculia africana
Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae, Helicteroideae & Sterculioideae Sterculia quinqueloba
Meliaceae Ekebergia benguelensis
Meliaceae Ekebergia capensis
Meliaceae Entandrophragma caudatum
Meliaceae Khaya anthotheca
Meliaceae Melia azedarach
Meliaceae Trichilia capitata
Meliaceae Trichilia dregeana
Meliaceae Trichilia emetica subsp. emetica
Meliaceae Turraea floribunda
Meliaceae Turraea nilotica
Melianthaceae Bersama abyssinica
Metteniusaceae Apodytes dimidiata var. dimidiata
Moraceae Dorstenia benguellensis
Moraceae Dorstenia buchananii var. buchananii
Moraceae Dorstenia cuspidata var. cuspidata
Moraceae Dorstenia psilurus var. psilurus
Moraceae Ficus abutilifolia
Moraceae Ficus bubu
Moraceae Ficus burkei
Moraceae Ficus bussei
Moraceae Ficus capreifolia
Moraceae Ficus chirindensis
Moraceae Ficus exasperata
Moraceae Ficus fischeri
Moraceae Ficus glumosa
Moraceae Ficus ingens
Moraceae Ficus lutea
Moraceae Ficus modesta
Moraceae Ficus natalensis subsp. natalensis
Moraceae Ficus nigropunctata
Moraceae Ficus ottoniifolia subsp. ulugurensis
Moraceae Ficus rokko
Moraceae Ficus salicifolia
Moraceae Ficus sansibarica subsp. sansibarica
Moraceae Ficus scassellatii subsp. scassellatii
Moraceae Ficus stuhlmannii
Moraceae Ficus sur
Moraceae Ficus sycomorus
Moraceae Ficus sycomorus subsp. sycomorus
Moraceae Ficus tettensis
Moraceae Ficus vallis-choudae
Moraceae Ficus verruculosa
Moraceae Maclura africana
Myricaceae Myrica serrata
Myrsinaceae Embelia schimperi
Myrsinaceae Maesa lanceolata
Myrsinaceae Myrsine africana
Myrsinaceae Rapanea melanophloeos
Ochnaceae Brackenridgea zanguebarica
Ochnaceae Ochna confusa
Ochnaceae Ochna gambleoides
Ochnaceae Ochna holstii
Ochnaceae Ochna leptoclada
Ochnaceae Ochna macrocalyx
Ochnaceae Ochna polyneura
Ochnaceae Ochna rovumensis
Ochnaceae Ochna schweinfurthiana
Olacaceae Olax dissitiflora
Olacaceae Olax obtusifolia
Olacaceae Strombosia scheffleri
Olacaceae Ximenia caffra var. natalensis
Olacaceae Ximenia caffra var. caffra
Papaveraceae Argemone mexicana
Passifloraceae Adenia lobata subsp. rumicifolia
Phyllanthaceae Bridelia micrantha
Phyllanthaceae Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia
Pinaceae Pinus patula
Poaceae Setaria lindenbergiana
Poaceae Setaria megaphylla
Podocarpaceae Podocarpus latifolius
Polygalaceae Muraltia flanaganii
Polygalaceae Securidaca longepedunculata
Primulaceae Anagallis barbata
Primulaceae Anagallis pumila
Primulaceae Anagallis tenuicaulis
Rhamnaceae Gouania longispicata
Rhamnaceae Helinus integrifolius
Rhamnaceae Helinus mystacinus
Rhamnaceae Rhamnus prinoides
Rosaceae Alchemilla cryptantha
Rosaceae Alchemilla kiwuensis
Rosaceae Crataegus pubescens
Rosaceae Prunus africana
Rosaceae Pyracantha angustifolia
Rosaceae Pyracantha cf. crenulata
Rosaceae Rubus apetalus
Rosaceae Rubus niveus
Rosaceae Rubus pinnatus
Rubiaceae Breonadia salicina
Rutaceae Citrus × limon
Rutaceae Clausena anisata
Rutaceae Harrisonia abyssinica
Rutaceae Toddalia asiatica
Salicaceae Casearia battiscombei
Salicaceae Casearia gladiiformis
Salicaceae Dovyalis caffra
Salicaceae Dovyalis macrocalyx
Salicaceae Flacourtia indica
Salicaceae Oncoba spinosa
Sapindaceae Zanha africana
Stilbaceae Nuxia oppositifolia
Violaceae Viola abyssinica
Vitaceae Ampelocissus africana var. africana
Vitaceae Ampelocissus obtusata subsp. kirkiana
Vitaceae Cayratia gracilis
Vitaceae Cayratia ibuensis
Vitaceae Cissus cornifolia
Vitaceae Cissus integrifolia
Vitaceae Cissus petiolata
Vitaceae Cissus producta
Vitaceae Cissus quadrangularis
Vitaceae Cissus rotundifolia
Vitaceae Cyphostemma adenocaule
Vitaceae Cyphostemma gigantophyllum
Vitaceae Cyphostemma kilimandscharicum
Vitaceae Cyphostemma lynesii
Vitaceae Cyphostemma masukuense
Vitaceae Cyphostemma subciliatum
Vitaceae Rhoicissus revoilii
Vitaceae Rhoicissus tomentosa
Vitaceae Rhoicissus tridentata
Number of species: 283

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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 Malawi: List of species with each spot-character: Leaves alternate.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species-spot-display.php?species_id=740, retrieved 23 April 2024

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