Leaves whorled

The following is a list of native or naturalised species which, at least some of the time, possess this spot-character.

Family	Species	Comment
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae	Pleiocarpa pycnantha	Leaves sometimes opposite
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae	Rauvolfia caffra
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae	Strophanthus speciosus
Ceratophyllaceae	Ceratophyllum demersum var. demersum
Clusiaceae	Garcinia livingstonei
Combretaceae	Combretum adenogonium	Leaves usually whorled
Combretaceae	Combretum collinum	Leaves sometimes whorled
Combretaceae	Combretum molle	Leaves rarely whorled
Combretaceae	Combretum zeyheri	Leaves sometimes whorled
Euphorbiaceae	Croton pseudopulchellus	Leaves whorled or subopposite
Lamiaceae	Premna senensis
Malpighiaceae	Triaspis macropteron subsp. massaiensis	Rarely whorled
Penaeaceae	Olinia vanguerioides
Piperaceae	Peperomia tetraphylla
Rubiaceae	Breonadia salicina
Rubiaceae	Cephalanthus natalensis
Rubiaceae	Galium bussei
Rubiaceae	Galium chloroionanthum
Rubiaceae	Paederia bojeriana subsp. foetens
Rubiaceae	Rubia cordifolia subsp. conotricha
Scrophulariaceae	Freylinia tropica
Stilbaceae	Nuxia congesta
Stilbaceae	Nuxia floribunda	Leaves sometimes whorled
Vitaceae	Ampelocissus obtusata subsp. kirkiana

Number of species: 24

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2007-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Mozambique: List of native or naturalised species with each spot-character: Leaves whorled.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species-spot-display.php?species_id=701, retrieved 30 March 2025

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