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

Family	Species	Comment
Achariaceae	Buchnerodendron lasiocalyx
Achariaceae	Caloncoba welwitschii
Achariaceae	Kiggelaria africana
Achariaceae	Rawsonia lucida
Achariaceae	Xylotheca tettensis var. macrophylla
Alangiaceae	Alangium chinense
Anacardiaceae	Harpephyllum caffrum
Anacardiaceae	Lannea schimperi
Anacardiaceae	Lannea schweinfurthii var. tomentosa
Anacardiaceae	Lannea schweinfurthii var. stuhlmannii
Anacardiaceae	Mangifera indica
Anacardiaceae	Pseudospondias microcarpa var. hirsuta
Anacardiaceae	Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra
Anacardiaceae	Searsia dentata
Anacardiaceae	Searsia longipes var. longipes
Anacardiaceae	Sorindeia juglandifolia
Anacardiaceae	Sorindeia madagascariensis
Anacardiaceae	Trichoscypha ulugurensis subsp. ulugurensis
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	Hexalobus monopetalus var. monopetalus
Annonaceae	Monanthotaxis buchananii
Annonaceae	Monanthotaxis chasei
Annonaceae	Monanthotaxis trichocarpa
Annonaceae	Monodora junodii var. junodii
Annonaceae	Uvaria gracilipes
Annonaceae	Uvaria lucida subsp. virens
Annonaceae	Xylopia aethiopica
Annonaceae	Xylopia gracilipes
Aphloiaceae	Aphloia theiformis
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae	Diplorhynchus condylocarpon
Araceae	Amorphophallus abyssinicus subsp. unyikae
Arecaceae	Borassus aethiopum
Asteraceae	Solanecio angulatus
Asteraceae	Verbesina encelioides
Asteraceae	Vernonia amygdalina
Asteraceae	Vernonia colorata subsp. colorata
Balanitaceae	Balanites aegyptiaca var. aegyptiaca
Balanitaceae	Balanites maughamii
Balanitaceae	Balanites pedicellaris subsp. pedicellaris
Bixaceae	Bixa orellana
Boraginaceae	Ehretia cymosa var. divaricata
Boraginaceae	Hilsenbergia nemoralis
Boraginaceae	Hilsenbergia petiolaris
Burseraceae	Canarium madagascariense
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	Cnestis polyphylla
Connaraceae	Rourea coccinea subsp. boiviniana
Connaraceae	Rourea minor
Connaraceae	Rourea orientalis
Cupressaceae	Widdringtonia nodiflora	On young branches
Dipterocarpaceae	Monotes engleri
Dipterocarpaceae	Monotes katangensis
Ebenaceae	Diospyros abyssinica subsp. abyssinica
Ebenaceae	Diospyros ferrea
Ebenaceae	Diospyros kirkii
Ebenaceae	Diospyros kirkii-mespiliformis intermediates
Ebenaceae	Diospyros loureiriana subsp. loureiriana
Ebenaceae	Diospyros lycioides subsp. sericea
Ebenaceae	Diospyros mespiliformis
Ebenaceae	Diospyros natalensis subsp. natalensis
Ebenaceae	Diospyros natalensis subsp. nummularia
Ebenaceae	Diospyros quiloensis
Ebenaceae	Diospyros senensis
Ebenaceae	Diospyros squarrosa
Ebenaceae	Diospyros verrucosa
Ebenaceae	Diospyros whyteana
Euphorbiaceae	Alchornea hirtella
Euphorbiaceae	Alchornea laxiflora
Euphorbiaceae	Alchornea yambuyaënsis
Euphorbiaceae	Cavacoa aurea
Euphorbiaceae	Croton inhambanensis
Euphorbiaceae	Croton menyharthii
Euphorbiaceae	Croton pseudopulchellus
Euphorbiaceae	Croton sylvaticus
Euphorbiaceae	Erythrococca menyharthii
Euphorbiaceae	Erythrococca polyandra
Euphorbiaceae	Erythrococca trichogyne var. trichogyne
Euphorbiaceae	Excoecaria bussei
Euphorbiaceae	Excoecaria madagascariensis
Euphorbiaceae	Leidesia procumbens	Lower leaves opposite; upper alternate
Euphorbiaceae	Macaranga capensis
Euphorbiaceae	Macaranga mellifera
Euphorbiaceae	Maprounea africana
Euphorbiaceae	Mildbraedia carpinifolia var. strigosa
Euphorbiaceae	Neoboutonia macrocalyx
Euphorbiaceae	Neoboutonia mannii
Euphorbiaceae	Neoboutonia melleri
Euphorbiaceae	Neoholstia tenuifolia var. tenuifolia
Euphorbiaceae	Paranecepsia alchorneifolia
Euphorbiaceae	Ricinodendron heudelotii subsp. africanum var. tomentellum
Euphorbiaceae	Ricinodendron heudelotii subsp. africanum var. africanum
Euphorbiaceae	Ricinus communis var. communis
Euphorbiaceae	Schinziophyton rautanenii
Euphorbiaceae	Sclerocroton integerrimus
Euphorbiaceae	Shirakiopsis elliptica
Euphorbiaceae	Spirostachys africana
Euphorbiaceae	Synadenium cameronii
Euphorbiaceae	Synadenium kirkii
Euphorbiaceae	Tannodia swynnertonii
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae	Julbernardia globiflora
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia abyssinica
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia adenocalyx
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia amythethophylla
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia ataxacantha
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia borleae
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia burkei
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia caffra
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia dealbata
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia eriocarpa
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia erioloba
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia erubescens
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia exuvialis
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 grandicornuta
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia karroo
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia kirkii subsp. kirkii var. kirkii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia mearnsii
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 robusta subsp. clavigera
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia schweinfurthii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia senegal var. leiorhachis
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia senegal
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia senegal var. rostrata
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia sieberiana var. woodii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia tortilis subsp. spirocarpa
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia tortilis subsp. heteracantha
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia welwitschii subsp. delagoensis
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia xanthophloea
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 forbesii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Albizia glaberrima var. glabrescens
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Albizia gummifera
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Albizia harveyi
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Albizia petersiana subsp. evansii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Albizia schimperiana var. schimperiana
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 burkei
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Elephantorrhiza elephantina
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Elephantorrhiza goetzei subsp. goetzei
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Elephantorrhiza suffruticosa
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Entada abyssinica
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Entada chrysostachys
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Entada rheedei
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Faidherbia albida
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Leucaena leucocephala
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Mimosa pigra
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Neptunia oleracea
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Newtonia buchananii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Newtonia hildebrandtii var. pubescens
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
Heteropyxidaceae	Heteropyxis dehniae
Heteropyxidaceae	Heteropyxis natalensis
Icacinaceae	Pyrenacantha kaurabassana
Iteaceae	Itea rhamnoides
Ixonanthaceae	Phyllocosmus lemaireanus
Kirkiaceae	Kirkia acuminata
Lophiocarpaceae	Corbichonia decumbens
Malvaceae subfamily Bombacoideae	Adansonia digitata
Malvaceae subfamily Grewioideae	Grewia monticola
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae	Abelmoschus esculentus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae	Gossypium herbaceum subsp. africanum var. africanum
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae	Gossypium hirsutum
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae	Hibiscus aethiopicus var. ovatus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae	Hibiscus allenii
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae	Hibiscus altissimus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae	Hibiscus articulatus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae	Hibiscus burtt-davyi
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 engleri
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae	Hibiscus fuscus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae	Hibiscus kirkii
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae	Hibiscus lobatus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae	Hibiscus mastersianus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae	Hibiscus micranthus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae	Hibiscus nigricaulis
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae	Hibiscus ovalifolius
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae	Hibiscus palmatus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae	Hibiscus panduriformis
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae	Hibiscus physaloides
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae	Hibiscus praeteritus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae	Hibiscus pusillus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae	Hibiscus rhabdotospermus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae	Hibiscus rhodanthus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae	Hibiscus rupicola
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 tiliaceus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae	Hibiscus trionum
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae	Hibiscus vitifolius subsp. vitifolius
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae	Thespesia acutiloba
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae	Thespesia garckeana
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae	Thespesia mossambicensis
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae	Thespesia populnea
Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae, Helicteroideae & Sterculioideae	Sterculia africana
Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae, Helicteroideae & Sterculioideae	Sterculia quinqueloba
Meliaceae	Ekebergia benguelensis
Meliaceae	Ekebergia capensis
Meliaceae	Entandrophragma caudatum
Meliaceae	Khaya anthotheca
Meliaceae	Lovoa swynnertonii
Meliaceae	Melia azedarach
Meliaceae	Pseudobersama mossambicensis
Meliaceae	Toona ciliata
Meliaceae	Trichilia capitata
Meliaceae	Trichilia dregeana
Meliaceae	Trichilia emetica subsp. emetica
Meliaceae	Turraea floribunda
Meliaceae	Turraea nilotica
Meliaceae	Turraea obtusifolia
Meliaceae	Turraea zambesica
Melianthaceae	Bersama abyssinica
Melianthaceae	Bersama swynnertonii
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 bubu
Moraceae	Ficus burkei
Moraceae	Ficus bussei
Moraceae	Ficus capreifolia
Moraceae	Ficus chirindensis
Moraceae	Ficus craterostoma
Moraceae	Ficus exasperata
Moraceae	Ficus fischeri
Moraceae	Ficus glumosa
Moraceae	Ficus ingens
Moraceae	Ficus lutea
Moraceae	Ficus modesta
Moraceae	Ficus natalensis subsp. graniticola
Moraceae	Ficus natalensis subsp. natalensis
Moraceae	Ficus nigropunctata
Moraceae	Ficus petersii
Moraceae	Ficus rokko
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 sycomorus subsp. gnaphalocarpa
Moraceae	Ficus tettensis
Moraceae	Ficus vallis-choudae
Moraceae	Ficus verruculosa
Moraceae	Maclura africana
Myricaceae	Myrica serrata
Myrsinaceae	Embelia schimperi
Myrsinaceae	Embelia xylocarpa
Myrsinaceae	Maesa lanceolata
Myrsinaceae	Myrsine africana
Myrsinaceae	Rapanea melanophloeos
Ochnaceae	Brackenridgea zanguebarica
Ochnaceae	Ochna arborea var. oconnorii
Ochnaceae	Ochna arenaria
Ochnaceae	Ochna atropurpurea
Ochnaceae	Ochna barbosae
Ochnaceae	Ochna confusa
Ochnaceae	Ochna gambleoides
Ochnaceae	Ochna holstii
Ochnaceae	Ochna inermis
Ochnaceae	Ochna leptoclada
Ochnaceae	Ochna macrocalyx
Ochnaceae	Ochna natalitia
Ochnaceae	Ochna polyneura
Ochnaceae	Ochna pulchra subsp. pulchra
Ochnaceae	Ochna richardsiae
Ochnaceae	Ochna rovumensis
Ochnaceae	Ochna schweinfurthiana
Ochnaceae	Sauvagesia erecta
Olacaceae	Olax dissitiflora
Olacaceae	Olax obtusifolia
Olacaceae	Strombosia scheffleri
Olacaceae	Ximenia americana var. microphylla
Olacaceae	Ximenia caffra var. natalensis
Olacaceae	Ximenia caffra var. caffra
Papaveraceae	Argemone mexicana
Passifloraceae	Adenia lobata subsp. rumicifolia
Phyllanthaceae	Bridelia micrantha
Phyllanthaceae	Heywoodia lucens
Phyllanthaceae	Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia
Pinaceae	Pinus patula
Poaceae	Setaria megaphylla
Podocarpaceae	Podocarpus latifolius
Polygalaceae	Carpolobia goetzei
Polygalaceae	Securidaca longepedunculata
Primulaceae	Anagallis barbata
Primulaceae	Anagallis gracilipes
Rhamnaceae	Gouania longispicata
Rhamnaceae	Gouania scandens
Rhamnaceae	Helinus integrifolius
Rhamnaceae	Helinus mystacinus
Rhamnaceae	Phylica ericoides
Rhamnaceae	Phylica paniculata
Rhamnaceae	Rhamnus prinoides
Rosaceae	Alchemilla kiwuensis
Rosaceae	Leucosidea sericea
Rosaceae	Prunus africana
Rosaceae	Rubus apetalus
Rosaceae	Rubus pinnatus
Rubiaceae	Breonadia salicina
Rutaceae	Citropsis daweana
Rutaceae	Citrus × limon
Rutaceae	Clausena anisata
Rutaceae	Harrisonia abyssinica
Rutaceae	Toddalia asiatica
Rutaceae	Vepris lanceolata
Salicaceae	Bivinia jalbertii
Salicaceae	Casearia battiscombei
Salicaceae	Casearia gladiiformis
Salicaceae	Dovyalis caffra
Salicaceae	Dovyalis hispidula
Salicaceae	Dovyalis lucida
Salicaceae	Dovyalis macrocalyx
Salicaceae	Dovyalis zeyheri
Salicaceae	Flacourtia indica
Salicaceae	Oncoba spinosa
Salicaceae	Trimeria grandifolia subsp. grandifolia
Sapindaceae	Zanha africana
Stilbaceae	Nuxia oppositifolia
Surianaceae	Suriana maritima
Violaceae	Afrohybanthus enneaspermus
Violaceae	Afrohybanthus serratus
Violaceae	Rinorea ferruginea
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 rotundifolia
Vitaceae	Cissus trothae
Vitaceae	Cissus welwitschii
Vitaceae	Cyphostemma adenocaule
Vitaceae	Cyphostemma bororense
Vitaceae	Cyphostemma buchananii
Vitaceae	Cyphostemma congestum
Vitaceae	Cyphostemma gigantophyllum
Vitaceae	Cyphostemma kirkianum
Vitaceae	Cyphostemma lynesii
Vitaceae	Cyphostemma montanum
Vitaceae	Cyphostemma omburense
Vitaceae	Cyphostemma paucidentatum
Vitaceae	Cyphostemma simulans
Vitaceae	Cyphostemma subciliatum
Vitaceae	Rhoicissus revoilii
Vitaceae	Rhoicissus rhomboidea
Vitaceae	Rhoicissus tomentosa
Vitaceae	Rhoicissus tridentata
Zamiaceae	Encephalartos chimanimaniensis
Zamiaceae	Encephalartos manikensis

Number of species: 405