Dovyalis
Dovyalis is a genus of shrubs and small trees. Recent genetic evidence has shown the genus to belong to the family Salicaceae; formerly it was classified in the family Flacourtiaceae. The 15 species are native to Africa (Ethiopia south to South Africa) and southern Asia (India, Sri Lanka). Some are cultivated for their fruit.
15 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Kei-apple
speciesDovyalis afra
Wild Apricot
speciesDovyalis zeyheri
Cape Cranberry
speciesDovyalis rhamnoides
Dovyalis abyssinica
speciesDovyalis abyssinica
Ceylon Gooseberry
speciesDovyalis hebecarpa
Dune sourberry
speciesDovyalis rotundifolia
Coastal Kei-Apple
speciesDovyalis longispina
Glossy Dovyalis
speciesDovyalis lucida
Dovyalis macrocalyx
speciesDovyalis macrocalyx
bristly sourberry
speciesDovyalis hispidula
Dovyalis zenkeri
speciesDovyalis zenkeri
velvet sourberry
speciesDovyalis xanthocarpa
Zulu Wild-apricot
speciesDovyalis revoluta
Dovyalis verrucosa
speciesDovyalis verrucosa
Dovyalis cameroonensis
speciesDovyalis cameroonensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 183669.