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 Caloncoba welwitschii
Achariaceae Rawsonia lucida
Alangiaceae Alangium chinense
Anacardiaceae Sclerocarya birrea subsp. afra
Anacardiaceae Searsia longipes var. longipes
Anacardiaceae Sorindeia juglandifolia
Annonaceae Annona senegalensis subsp. senegalensis
Annonaceae Artabotrys monteiroae
Annonaceae Friesodielsia obovata
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Diplorhynchus condylocarpon
Arecaceae Borassus aethiopum
Asteraceae Vernonia amygdalina
Asteraceae Vernonia colorata subsp. colorata
Bixaceae Bixa orellana
Clusiaceae Psorospermum febrifugum
Dipterocarpaceae Marquesia macroura
Dipterocarpaceae Monotes katangensis
Ebenaceae Diospyros batocana
Ebenaceae Diospyros kirkii
Ebenaceae Diospyros mespiliformis
Euphorbiaceae Alchornea yambuyaƫnsis
Euphorbiaceae Maprounea africana
Euphorbiaceae Neoboutonia macrocalyx
Euphorbiaceae Schinziophyton rautanenii
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Julbernardia globiflora
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia abyssinica subsp. calophylla
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia amythethophylla
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia sieberiana var. woodii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia adianthifolia var. adianthifolia
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia glaberrima var. glabrescens
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia gummifera
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia harveyi
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia versicolor
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 Mimosa pigra
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Newtonia buchananii
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Bobgunnia madagascariensis
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Pterocarpus angolensis
Hamamelidaceae Trichocladus ellipticus subsp. malosanus
Irvingiaceae Klainedoxa gabonensis
Iteaceae Itea rhamnoides
Ixonanthaceae Phyllocosmus lemaireanus
Kirkiaceae Kirkia acuminata
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus acetosella
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus surattensis
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Thespesia garckeana
Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae, Helicteroideae & Sterculioideae Sterculia quinqueloba
Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae, Helicteroideae & Sterculioideae Sterculia subviolacea
Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae, Helicteroideae & Sterculioideae Sterculia tragacantha
Meliaceae Ekebergia benguelensis
Meliaceae Khaya anthotheca
Melianthaceae Bersama abyssinica
Metteniusaceae Rhaphiostylis beninensis
Moraceae Ficus craterostoma
Moraceae Ficus glumosa
Moraceae Ficus stuhlmannii
Moraceae Ficus sur
Moraceae Ficus sycomorus
Moraceae Ficus verruculosa
Myrsinaceae Maesa lanceolata
Ochnaceae Ochna arenaria
Ochnaceae Ochna leptoclada
Ochnaceae Ochna pulchra subsp. pulchra
Ochnaceae Ochna schweinfurthiana
Olacaceae Strombosia scheffleri
Olacaceae Ximenia americana var. microphylla
Papaveraceae Argemone mexicana
Passifloraceae Adenia lobata subsp. rumicifolia
Passifloraceae Paropsia brazzeana
Phyllanthaceae Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia
Poaceae Setaria lindenbergiana
Polygalaceae Carpolobia goetzei
Polygalaceae Securidaca longepedunculata
Rosaceae Alchemilla kiwuensis
Rutaceae Clausena anisata
Salicaceae Flacourtia indica
Sapindaceae Zanha africana
Stilbaceae Nuxia oppositifolia
Violaceae Viola abyssinica
Vitaceae Cayratia ibuensis
Number of species: 84


Copyright: The DRC flora team, 2024-25

The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of Congo: List of native or naturalised species with each spot-character: Leaves alternate.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species-spot-display.php?species_id=740, retrieved 16 June 2025

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