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smooth sourplum

Ximenia afra

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in South Africa.January 53, February 23, March 30, April 20, May 28, June 28, July 18, August 21, September 27, October 29, November 37, December 56.
South Africa370
Limpopo157
Gauteng59
Mpumalanga55
KwaZulu-Natal33
Zambia14
Mozambique6
Southern6
Tanzania4
Sofala4

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
Ordersandalwoods, mistletoes, and allies · Santalales
Familyolax family · Olacaceae
GenusSourplums · Ximenia

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