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 Mangifera indica
Anacardiaceae Sclerocarya birrea subsp. afra
Annonaceae Friesodielsia obovata
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Diplorhynchus condylocarpon
Asteraceae Solanecio angulatus
Balanitaceae Balanites aegyptiaca var. aegyptiaca
Bixaceae Bixa orellana
Cannabaceae Cannabis sativa
Cannabaceae Trema orientale
Euphorbiaceae Ricinodendron heudelotii subsp. africanum var. africanum
Euphorbiaceae Ricinus communis var. communis
Euphorbiaceae Schinziophyton rautanenii
Euphorbiaceae Shirakiopsis elliptica
Euphorbiaceae Spirostachys africana
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia abyssinica subsp. calophylla
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia amythethophylla
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia arenaria
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia ataxacantha
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia burkei
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia decurrens
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia erioloba
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia erubescens
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia farnesiana
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia fleckii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia galpinii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia goetzei subsp. microphylla
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia goetzei subsp. goetzei
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia hebeclada subsp. hebeclada
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia karroo
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia kirkii subsp. kirkii var. kirkii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia melanoxylon
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 schweinfurthii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia senegal var. rostrata
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia sieberiana var. woodii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia tortilis subsp. heteracantha
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia tortilis subsp. spirocarpa
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia adianthifolia var. adianthifolia
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia antunesiana
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Dichrostachys cinerea
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Entada abyssinica
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Entada arenaria subsp. arenaria
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Faidherbia albida
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Leucaena leucocephala
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Bobgunnia madagascariensis
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Clitoria ternatea
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Pterocarpus angolensis
Hamamelidaceae Trichocladus ellipticus subsp. malosanus
Hernandiaceae Gyrocarpus americanus subsp. africanus
Heteropyxidaceae Heteropyxis dehniae
Irvingiaceae Klainedoxa gabonensis
Kirkiaceae Kirkia acuminata
Malvaceae subfamily Bombacoideae Adansonia digitata
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Abelmoschus esculentus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Cienfuegosia digitata
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Gossypium herbaceum subsp. africanum var. africanum
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus articulatus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Kosteletzkya adoensis
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Thespesia garckeana
Meliaceae Ekebergia benguelensis
Meliaceae Trichilia emetica subsp. emetica
Moraceae Ficus sur
Myricaceae Myrica serrata
Myrsinaceae Embelia schimperi
Myrsinaceae Maesa lanceolata subsp. lanceolata
Myrsinaceae Myrsine africana
Myrsinaceae Rapanea melanophloeos
Ochnaceae Ochna arenaria
Olacaceae Strombosia scheffleri
Olacaceae Ximenia afra var. afra
Olacaceae Ximenia americana var. microphylla
Papaveraceae Argemone mexicana
Passifloraceae Paropsia brazzeana
Picrodendraceae Oldfieldia dactylophylla
Polygalaceae Securidaca longepedunculata
Primulaceae Anagallis acuminata
Primulaceae Anagallis barbata
Primulaceae Anagallis pumila
Primulaceae Anagallis tenuicaulis
Rhamnaceae Helinus integrifolius
Rhamnaceae Rhamnus prinoides
Rutaceae Citrus × aurantium
Rutaceae Clausena anisata
Rutaceae Harrisonia abyssinica
Salicaceae Flacourtia indica
Stilbaceae Nuxia oppositifolia
Number of species: 92


Copyright: The Angola flora team, 2026

The Angola flora team (2026). Flora of Angola: List of native or naturalised species with each spot-character: Leaves alternate.
https://www.angolaflora.com/speciesdata/species-spot-display.php?species_id=740, retrieved 13 November 2026

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