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 Rawsonia lucida
Alangiaceae Alangium chinense
Anacardiaceae Lannea schimperi
Anacardiaceae Lannea schweinfurthii var. tomentosa
Anacardiaceae Lannea schweinfurthii var. stuhlmannii
Anacardiaceae Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra
Anacardiaceae Searsia longipes var. longipes
Anacardiaceae Sorindeia juglandifolia
Annonaceae Annona senegalensis subsp. senegalensis
Annonaceae Annona stenophylla subsp. nana
Annonaceae Artabotrys brachypetalus
Annonaceae Artabotrys monteiroae
Annonaceae Cleistochlamys kirkii
Annonaceae Friesodielsia obovata
Annonaceae Hexalobus monopetalus var. obovatus
Annonaceae Monanthotaxis buchananii
Annonaceae Uvariastrum hexaloboides
Annonaceae Xylopia aethiopica
Annonaceae Xylopia odoratissima
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 aegyptiaca var. aegyptiaca
Balanitaceae Balanites maughamii
Burseraceae Commiphora karibensis
Burseraceae Commiphora marlothii
Burseraceae Commiphora ugogensis
Cannabaceae Cannabis sativa
Cannabaceae Celtis africana
Cannabaceae Trema orientale
Capparaceae Capparis erythrocarpos var. rosea
Capparaceae Ritchiea albersii
Celastraceae Catha edulis
Clusiaceae Psorospermum febrifugum
Connaraceae Rourea minor
Connaraceae Rourea orientalis
Dipterocarpaceae Marquesia acuminata
Dipterocarpaceae Marquesia macroura
Dipterocarpaceae Monotes engleri
Dipterocarpaceae Monotes glaber
Dipterocarpaceae Monotes katangensis
Ebenaceae Diospyros abyssinica subsp. abyssinica
Ebenaceae Diospyros batocana
Ebenaceae Diospyros hoyleana subsp. angustifolia
Ebenaceae Diospyros kirkii
Ebenaceae Diospyros kirkii-mespiliformis intermediates
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 Alchornea yambuyaënsis
Euphorbiaceae Croton menyharthii
Euphorbiaceae Croton pseudopulchellus
Euphorbiaceae Croton sylvaticus
Euphorbiaceae Erythrococca menyharthii
Euphorbiaceae Erythrococca trichogyne var. trichogyne
Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria bussei
Euphorbiaceae Macaranga capensis
Euphorbiaceae Maprounea africana
Euphorbiaceae Monadenium schubei (pax)
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
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Julbernardia globiflora
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia amythethophylla
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia ataxacantha
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia eriocarpa
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia erioloba
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia erubescens
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia fleckii
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 hebeclada subsp. hebeclada
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia hebeclada
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia hebeclada subsp. chobiensis
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia karroo
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia kirkii subsp. kirkii var. kirkii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia luederitzii var. luederitzii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia mellifera subsp. detinens
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia nigrescens
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia nilotica subsp. kraussiana
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia pentagona
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia rehmanniana
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia robusta subsp. clavigera
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia schweinfurthii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia senegal var. leiorhachis
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia senegal
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia sieberiana var. woodii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia tortilis subsp. spirocarpa
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 brevifolia
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia glaberrima var. glabrescens
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia harveyi
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. lata
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Elephantorrhiza goetzei subsp. goetzei
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Entada abyssinica
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Entada arenaria subsp. arenaria
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Entada chrysostachys
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Faidherbia albida
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Mimosa pigra
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Neptunia oleracea
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Newtonia buchananii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Newtonia hildebrandtii var. hildebrandtii
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
Icacinaceae Pyrenacantha kaurabassana
Irvingiaceae Klainedoxa gabonensis
Iteaceae Itea rhamnoides
Ixonanthaceae Phyllocosmus lemaireanus
Kirkiaceae Kirkia acuminata
Malvaceae subfamily Bombacoideae Adansonia digitata
Malvaceae subfamily Grewioideae Grewia monticola
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Abelmoschus esculentus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Cienfuegosia digitata
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus acetosella
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus allenii
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus articulatus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus caesius
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus cannabinus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus diversifolius subsp. rivularis
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus dongolensis
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus fuscus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus lobatus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus ludwigii
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus mastersianus
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 rhabdotospermus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus rhodanthus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus sabdariffa
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus schinzii
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus seineri
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus shirensis
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus sidiformis
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus surattensis
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus trionum
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus vitifolius subsp. vitifolius
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Kosteletzkya adoensis
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Kosteletzkya buettneri
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Thespesia garckeana
Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae, Helicteroideae & Sterculioideae Sterculia africana
Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae, Helicteroideae & Sterculioideae Sterculia quinqueloba
Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae, Helicteroideae & Sterculioideae Sterculia subviolacea
Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae, Helicteroideae & Sterculioideae Sterculia tragacantha
Meliaceae Ekebergia benguelensis
Meliaceae Ekebergia capensis
Meliaceae Entandrophragma caudatum
Meliaceae Entandrophragma delevoyi
Meliaceae Khaya anthotheca
Meliaceae Melia azedarach
Meliaceae Trichilia dregeana
Meliaceae Trichilia emetica subsp. emetica
Meliaceae Turraea nilotica
Meliaceae Turraea zambesica
Melianthaceae Bersama abyssinica
Metteniusaceae Apodytes dimidiata var. dimidiata
Metteniusaceae Rhaphiostylis beninensis
Moraceae Dorstenia benguellensis
Moraceae Dorstenia buchananii var. buchananii
Moraceae Dorstenia cuspidata var. cuspidata
Moraceae Dorstenia psilurus var. psilurus
Moraceae Ficus abutilifolia
Moraceae Ficus burkei
Moraceae Ficus bussei
Moraceae Ficus capreifolia
Moraceae Ficus craterostoma
Moraceae Ficus exasperata
Moraceae Ficus fischeri
Moraceae Ficus glumosa
Moraceae Ficus ingens
Moraceae Ficus lutea
Moraceae Ficus natalensis subsp. natalensis
Moraceae Ficus nigropunctata
Moraceae Ficus petersii
Moraceae Ficus pygmaea
Moraceae Ficus salicifolia
Moraceae Ficus sansibarica subsp. sansibarica
Moraceae Ficus scassellatii subsp. scassellatii
Moraceae Ficus stuhlmannii
Moraceae Ficus sur
Moraceae Ficus sycomorus subsp. sycomorus
Moraceae Ficus sycomorus
Moraceae Ficus tettensis
Moraceae Ficus vallis-choudae
Moraceae Ficus verruculosa
Moraceae Maclura africana
Myricaceae Myrica serrata
Myrsinaceae Embelia schimperi
Myrsinaceae Embelia upembensis
Myrsinaceae Embelia xylocarpa
Myrsinaceae Maesa lanceolata
Myrsinaceae Myrsine africana
Myrsinaceae Rapanea melanophloeos
Ochnaceae Ochna afzelioides
Ochnaceae Ochna arenaria
Ochnaceae Ochna cinnabarina
Ochnaceae Ochna confusa
Ochnaceae Ochna gambleoides
Ochnaceae Ochna holstii
Ochnaceae Ochna leptoclada
Ochnaceae Ochna macrocalyx
Ochnaceae Ochna polyneura
Ochnaceae Ochna puberula
Ochnaceae Ochna pulchra subsp. pulchra
Ochnaceae Ochna pygmaea
Ochnaceae Ochna richardsiae
Ochnaceae Ochna schweinfurthiana
Ochnaceae Sauvagesia erecta
Olacaceae Olax dissitiflora
Olacaceae Olax obtusifolia
Olacaceae Ximenia americana var. microphylla
Olacaceae Ximenia caffra var. caffra
Olacaceae Ximenia caffra var. natalensis
Papaveraceae Argemone mexicana
Passifloraceae Adenia lobata subsp. rumicifolia
Passifloraceae Paropsia brazzeana
Phyllanthaceae Bridelia micrantha
Phyllanthaceae Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia
Poaceae Setaria lindenbergiana
Poaceae Setaria megaphylla
Podocarpaceae Podocarpus latifolius
Polygalaceae Carpolobia goetzei
Polygalaceae Securidaca longepedunculata
Primulaceae Anagallis acuminata
Primulaceae Anagallis barbata
Primulaceae Anagallis pumila
Primulaceae Anagallis tenuicaulis
Rhamnaceae Helinus integrifolius
Rhamnaceae Helinus mystacinus
Rhamnaceae Rhamnus prinoides
Rosaceae Alchemilla kiwuensis
Rosaceae Prunus africana
Rosaceae Rubus apetalus
Rosaceae Rubus niveus
Rosaceae Rubus pinnatus
Rubiaceae Breonadia salicina
Rutaceae Casimiroa edulis
Rutaceae Citropsis daweana
Rutaceae Citrus × limon
Rutaceae Clausena anisata
Rutaceae Harrisonia abyssinica
Rutaceae Toddalia asiatica
Salicaceae Dovyalis macrocalyx
Salicaceae Flacourtia indica
Salicaceae Oncoba spinosa
Sapindaceae Zanha africana
Stilbaceae Nuxia oppositifolia
Violaceae Afrohybanthus enneaspermus
Violaceae Viola abyssinica
Vitaceae Ampelocissus africana var. africana
Vitaceae Ampelocissus obtusata subsp. kirkiana
Vitaceae Cayratia gracilis
Vitaceae Cayratia ibuensis
Vitaceae Cissus cornifolia
Vitaceae Cissus grisea
Vitaceae Cissus integrifolia
Vitaceae Cissus petiolata
Vitaceae Cissus producta
Vitaceae Cissus quadrangularis
Vitaceae Cissus trothae
Vitaceae Cissus welwitschii
Vitaceae Cyphostemma bororense
Vitaceae Cyphostemma buchananii
Vitaceae Cyphostemma congestum
Vitaceae Cyphostemma gigantophyllum
Vitaceae Cyphostemma kirkianum
Vitaceae Cyphostemma lovemorei
Vitaceae Cyphostemma lynesii
Vitaceae Cyphostemma subciliatum
Vitaceae Rhoicissus revoilii
Vitaceae Rhoicissus tridentata
Number of species: 308


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: List of species with each spot-character: Leaves alternate.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species-spot-display.php?species_id=740, retrieved 19 March 2024

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