Silver Cluster-leaf
Terminalia sericea (?)
Tree growing on the Elgeyo Escarpment, Iten, Kenya. Dec. 2015.
LEAVES: Alternate and simple leaves appear clustered near the branch tips. Undersides are silvery. Margins simple.
TREE: The bark is scaly and dark
brown. This example was about 5 meters tall.
FLOWERS: The flowers are white with five points and arrayed in spikes.
RANGE: Naturally occurring in savanna habitats from East to South Africa.
FRUIT: The winged fruits occur in clusters.
UNARMED.
Combretaceae -- Leadwood Family
