Butterfly-leaf vs umkokolo

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Dovyalis caffra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	umkokolo
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Fabaceae	Salicaceae
Genus	Adenolobus	Dovyalis
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Dovyalis caffra

Evolutionary Relationship

Butterfly-leaf and umkokolo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	umkokolo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

Butterfly-leaf

The Butterfly-leaf (Adenolobus garipensis) is a species in the genus Adenolobus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.