Leaves alternate

The following is a list of native or naturalised species which, at least some of the time, possess this spot-character.

Spiral leaf arrangements are included here

FamilySpeciesComment
Achariaceae Rawsonia lucida
Alangiaceae Alangium chinense
Anacardiaceae Lannea schimperi
Anacardiaceae Lannea schweinfurthii var. stuhlmannii
Annonaceae Annona senegalensis subsp. senegalensis
Annonaceae Artabotrys monteiroae
Asteraceae Solanecio angulatus
Boraginaceae Ehretia cymosa var. divaricata
Cannabaceae Cannabis sativa
Cannabaceae Celtis africana
Cannabaceae Trema orientale
Capparaceae Ritchiea albersii
Clusiaceae Psorospermum febrifugum
Euphorbiaceae Alchornea hirtella
Euphorbiaceae Alchornea laxiflora
Euphorbiaceae Neoboutonia macrocalyx
Euphorbiaceae Shirakiopsis elliptica
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia abyssinica subsp. calophylla
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia gerrardii var. gerrardii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia mearnsii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia podalyriifolia
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia senegal
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia sieberiana var. woodii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia adianthifolia var. adianthifolia
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia amara subsp. sericocephala
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia antunesiana
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia gummifera
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia versicolor
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Dichrostachys cinerea
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Entada abyssinica
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Leucaena leucocephala
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Mimosa pigra
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Mimosa pudica
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Newtonia buchananii
Hamamelidaceae Trichocladus ellipticus subsp. malosanus
Iteaceae Itea rhamnoides
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus cannabinus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus fuscus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus ludwigii
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus panduriformis
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus vitifolius subsp. vitifolius
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Kosteletzkya adoensis
Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae, Helicteroideae & Sterculioideae Sterculia quinqueloba
Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae, Helicteroideae & Sterculioideae Sterculia tragacantha
Meliaceae Ekebergia capensis
Meliaceae Melia azedarach
Meliaceae Turraea floribunda
Melianthaceae Bersama abyssinica
Metteniusaceae Apodytes dimidiata
Moraceae Dorstenia benguellensis
Moraceae Ficus exasperata
Moraceae Ficus glumosa
Moraceae Ficus ingens
Moraceae Ficus lutea
Moraceae Ficus natalensis subsp. natalensis
Moraceae Ficus sur
Moraceae Ficus sycomorus subsp. sycomorus
Moraceae Ficus sycomorus subsp. gnaphalocarpa
Moraceae Ficus vallis-choudae
Moraceae Ficus verruculosa
Myrsinaceae Embelia schimperi
Myrsinaceae Maesa lanceolata subsp. lanceolata
Myrsinaceae Myrsine africana
Myrsinaceae Rapanea melanophloeos
Ochnaceae Ochna holstii
Ochnaceae Ochna schweinfurthiana
Olacaceae Strombosia scheffleri
Olacaceae Ximenia afra var. afra
Papaveraceae Argemone mexicana
Passifloraceae Adenia rumicifolia
Phyllanthaceae Bridelia micrantha
Poaceae Setaria megaphylla
Polygalaceae Carpolobia goetzei
Polygalaceae Securidaca longepedunculata
Rhamnaceae Gouania longispicata
Rhamnaceae Helinus mystacinus
Rhamnaceae Rhamnus prinoides
Rosaceae Alchemilla cryptantha
Rosaceae Alchemilla kiwuensis
Rosaceae Prunus africana
Rosaceae Prunus serotina var. salicifolia
Rosaceae Rubus apetalus
Rosaceae Rubus pinnatus
Rutaceae Clausena anisata
Rutaceae Harrisonia abyssinica
Rutaceae Toddalia asiatica
Salicaceae Dovyalis macrocalyx
Salicaceae Flacourtia indica
Violaceae Viola abyssinica
Vitaceae Ampelocissus africana var. africana
Vitaceae Cayratia gracilis
Vitaceae Cayratia ibuensis
Vitaceae Cissus petiolata
Vitaceae Cissus quadrangularis
Vitaceae Cyphostemma adenocaule
Vitaceae Cyphostemma kilimandscharicum
Vitaceae Rhoicissus revoilii
Vitaceae Rhoicissus tridentata
Number of species: 99


Copyright: The Rwanda flora team, 2024-26

The Rwanda flora team (2026). Flora of Rwanda: List of native or naturalised species with each spot-character: Leaves alternate.
https://www.rwandaflora.com/speciesdata/species-spot-display.php?species_id=740, retrieved 19 June 2026

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