''Xylotheca'' is a

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flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s in the Achariaceae

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. The genus is found in central and southern Africa, and Madagascar.

Species

*'' Xylotheca capreifolia'' *''

Xylotheca kraussiana ''Xylotheca kraussiana'' is an African shrub or small multi-stemmed tree growing in the sandveld and widely distributed throughout the eastern parts of Southern Africa, in particular the eastern Transvaal, coastal Natal and Mozambique, preferring ...

'' *'' Xylotheca longipes'' *'' Xylotheca tettensis''

References

Achariaceae Malpighiales genera {{Malpighiales-stub