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Accession Data:

Dovyalis caffra (Hook.f. & Harv.) Sim

  • Common Name: Kei Apple
  • Family: Salicaceae Mirbel.

  • Country of Origin: southern & eastern Africa
  • Habitat: bushveld, dry areas, wooded grassland, on forest edges

  • USDA Zone: 9a-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198500589
  • Source: unknown
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1985
  • Bench: 1116 - AFR:Ground Bed 2 SE
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 03-13-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eurosid I
  • Order: Malpighiales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Salicaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
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Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012

References (internal):

  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Malawi / Zimbabwe / KwaZulu-Natal / Northern Provinces

References (external):

  1. Dovyalis caffra at PlantzAfrica. Last accessed 27 October 2015.
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed 27 October 2015.
  3. Dovyalis caffra at GBIF. Last accessed on Wednesday, September 28, 2016.

data regenerated on Tue, 18 Mar 2025 11:09:01 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Salicaceae

  • Dovyalis caffra
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