Genus: Xylopia
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About 100-160
species, pantropical in distribution. Five species are native to southern
Africa.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI),
Flora of Zimbabwe and
Flora of
Mozambique.
Xylopia aethiopica
Native
distribution extends from West Africa eastwards and
southwards to Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
See
Flora of Zimbabwe.
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Xylopia odoratissima
See
Flora of Zimbabwe.
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Xylopia parviflora
See
Flora of Zimbabwe.
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Xylopia tomentosa |
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Xylopia torrei
Recorded from Mozambique. |
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