''Allophyllus rubifolius'' is a species of
flowering plant
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in the family
Sapindaceae
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The ...
. It is a shrub or tree native to eastern, east-central, and southeastern Africa, ranging from Eritrea to Democratic Republic of the Congo and
Kwazulu-Natal
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, and to the
Arabian Peninsula
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Geographically, the ...
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Varieties
Four varieties are accepted.[
*''Allophylus rubifolius var. alnifolius'' – Ethiopia to Democratic Republic of the Congo and Mozambique
*''Allophylus rubifolius var. dasystachys'' – Kenya and northern Tanzania
* ''Allophylus rubifolius'' var. ''rhusiphyllus'' - northeastern ]Somalia
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and Socotra Archipelago
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*''Allophylus rubifolius'' var. ''rubifolius'' – Eritrea to southern Africa and Arabian Peninsula
References
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rubifolius
Flora of the Arabian Peninsula
Flora of Northeast Tropical Africa
Flora of East Tropical Africa
Plants described in 1848