Allophylus rubifolius

Allophyllus rubifolius is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapindaceae. 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, and to the Arabian Peninsula.^[2]

Allophylus rubifolius
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Sapindaceae
Genus:	Allophylus
Species:	A. rubifolius
Binomial name
Allophylus rubifolius (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Engl. (1892)
Varieties[2]
Allophylus rubifolius var. alnifolius (Baker) Friis & Vollesen Allophylus rubifolius var. dasystachys (Gilg) Verdc. Allophylus rubifolius var. rhusiphyllus (Balf.f.) Friis & Vollesen Allophylus rubifolius var. rubifolius
Synonyms[2]
Schmidelia rubifolia Hochst. ex A.Rich. (1848)

Varieties

Four varieties are accepted.^[2]

• Allophylus rubifolius var. alnifolius (Baker) Friis & Vollesen – Ethiopia to Democratic Republic of the Congo and Mozambique
• Allophylus rubifolius var. dasystachys (Gilg) Verdc. – Kenya and northern Tanzania
• Allophylus rubifolius var. rhusiphyllus (Balf.f.) Friis & Vollesen - northeastern Somalia and Socotra Archipelago
• Allophylus rubifolius var. rubifolius – Eritrea to southern Africa and Arabian Peninsula