Overview

Apodytes dimidiata is a garden plant in the genus Apodytes, part of the Icacinaceae family. It typically grows around 20 metres tall.

About

Apodytes dimidiata (white pear or umDakane) is a bushy tree with white flowers bearing a fragrance reminiscent of fresh coconut, and small black and red fruits. It is usually about 5 m tall (but reaches a height of 20 m when growing in deep forest), and it is indigenous to Southern Africa. The taxonomical family placement for this and other Apodytes was uncertain; it is now placed in the Metteniusaceae. Its English common name is in reference to the timber which is similar in appearance to that of the European pear tree of the northern hemisphere. In the wild it grows across Aldabra, Angola, Assam, Borneo, Burundi and other regions. Plant in well-drained soil in a suitable position. Water during establishment.

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About the genus

Apodytes is a genus of flowering plants in the family Metteniusaceae. It was formerly either unplaced as to family or placed in the family Icacinaceae. It consists of about 8 species of evergreen trees, from tropical northeastern Australia, New Caledonia, Africa and Asia.

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Plant details

Apodytes dimidiata size, habit and characteristics

Height

20 metres

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