''Englerophytum natalense'', the silver-leaf milkplum, is a medium-sized, evergreen tree that occurs along forested escarpments from East Africa to South Africa.
[ The leaves are alternately arranged or spiralled,][ The stem is straight and the bark smooth. Young branches are covered with dense brownish hairs.][ The plant contains a milky latex.
It is a larval food plant of the butterflies '' Euptera pluto kinugnana'', '' Pseudacraea boisduvalii trimeni'', '' P. eurytus imitator'' and '' P. lucretia''.][
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Similar species
''Manilkara discolor
''Manilkara'' is a genus of trees in the family Sapotaceae. They are widespread in tropical and semitropical locations, in Africa, Madagascar, Asia, Australia, and Latin America, as well as various islands in the Pacific and in the Caribbean. ...
'' has rough bark, attains a larger size, and is native to drier regions.[
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Gallery
Englerophytum natalense, KwaZulu-Natal NBT, PMB.jpg,
Englerophytum natalense, vrugte, Krantzkloof NR.jpg,
References
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Trees of South Africa