Peltogyne, commonly known as purpleheart, violet wood, amaranth and other local names (often referencing the colour of the wood) is a genus of 23 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae native to tropical rainforests of Central and South America from Guerrero, Mexico, through Central America, and as far as south-eastern Brazil. Illustration of Peltogyne paniculata flowers For other uses, see Purple Heart (disambiguation). These are only some of the hundred more types of endemic trees that find their way of adapting to the climate of the wild safari."Purpleheart" redirects here.
It has tubular flowers –usually in red but turns yellow as it aged, that grows above the topmost part of the trunk. Aloe Angelica is notable for its broad succulent leaves with small sharp teeth and droops below its upper trunk. Aloe AngelicaĪloe Angelica is a large rare, single-stemmed tree that can be found in the Northern Province in South Africa. Beech Wood is also known in its tolerance to rainfall, with about 508 mm per year, and could live unto low to medium altitude. Although it is sensitive to cold climates, it can survive in an area with mild winter. This type of tree grows in a sandy kind of soil, and on rocky ridge places. It has a bell-shaped flower that is usually in cream or greenish-yellow in color. Faurea Salignaįaurea saligna or Beech Wood is a tree that grows up to seven to ten meters high, with long, narrow, and spirally arranged leaves. It is known as a desert tree that can survive in a desert condition and both winter and summer conditions. Ebony Tree usually grows in semi-desert or stony areas. It has lean branches covered in narrow, drooping tree leaves. This tree has a dense and dark heartwood, which varies from black to dark brown, and is commonly found in Africa. Euclea BseudebenusĮuclea pseudebenus or Ebony Tree (or also known as “True Tree”) is a tree that usually grows up to approximately 10 feet. This tree also has a deep taproot that serves as their way to survive in a dry climate. Baobabs store water on its trunk and thick barks in order not to dry and be fire-resistant. It is a tree with greyish brown bark and a bottle-shaped trunk. Baobabs commonly resemble and called an upside-down tree, given its appearance wherein its branches spread out like roots. It is called the “The Tree of Life” because of its traditional value as the source of food, water, and shelter topped with superstition and legends. Adansonia DigitataĪdansonia digitata is known as Baobab or “the tree of life.” It is one of the South African trees that grow up to twenty-five meters high. Most of the Acacia family trees like Umbrella Thorn have their taproots deeply rooted below the ground as their way of adaptation to survive the droughts. Umbrella Thorns are recorded to survive the heat of fifty degrees Celcius and can withstand a freezing temperature of about minus eighteen degrees Celcius. This type of tree grows in rocky areas and sand dunes. It is one of the seven hundred species of acacia trees that grow in southern Africa. Although it is a small and slender tree, it grows about up to twenty meters high. It is called “Umbrella Thorn” because of its notable umbrella-shaped tops. Acacia TotillisĪcacia Totillis, commonly known as Umbrella Thorn, is a susceptible termite tree, with greyish black bark and willowy trunk. Let’s take a look at some of the most common trees in South Africa and how they adapt in the African climate: 1. It is quite surprising that Africa holds rank number four, with 624 million hectares of forest cover.ĭespite being on a tropical location, trees in the African forest make a question of how such delicate creation survives in such a condition. Located in the half border of the Mediterranean Sea, and stretches on the south of the equator, it is no wonder why Africa is also considered the hottest among the seven continents.Īfrica, being a tropical continent with sixty percent of deserts and drylands, and also the home of the largest hot desert in the world –the Sahara Desert that covers thirty-one percent of the African continent. Of all the continents, Africa is known as the driest among the seven.
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