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White Stinkwood - Celtis africana


Website: 


http://pza.sanbi.org/celtis-africana

YouTube video on how to draw trees simply: 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mSOVeSdkH8

Images
 Tree and trunk.
Simple, alternate leaves, with leaf margin serrated in the upper two-thirds.
Leaves have asymmetrical bases and there are three main veins. The leaf margin is serrated in the upper two-thirds. The yellow fruit ripens in late summer to autumn and is relished by birds and monkeys. 
The leaves have three main veins. The leaf margin is serrated in the upper two-thirds.


The trunk of Celtis africana is easy to distinguish by its smooth, pale grey to white bark. It may be loosely peeling in old trees and sometimes has horizontal ridges.




Ironwood (Umzimbeet) - Millettia grandis




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Leaves


Seed pods


Split seed pods




Flowers


Close-up of flower









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