''Vepris lanceolata'' (umZane or white ironwood) is a large,
evergreen
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tree native to southern and eastern Africa.
It ranges from southeastern
Kenya
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through Tanzania and Mozambique to South Africa, where it grows in coastal evergreen thicket or on loose sandy soil near beaches from sea level to 30 meters elevation.
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Pictures
File:Vepris lanceolata - White Ironwood Tree - South Africa 22.jpg, Detail of foliage.
References
External links
''Vepris lanceolata'' at PlantZAfrica.com
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lanceolata
Flora of Kenya
Flora of Mozambique
Flora of South Africa
Flora of Tanzania
Trees of South Africa
Trees of Mediterranean climate
Afromontane flora
Plants described in 1797