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 Mangifera indica
Anacardiaceae Sclerocarya birrea subsp. afra
Balanitaceae Balanites aegyptiaca var. aegyptiaca
Bixaceae Bixa orellana
Cannabaceae Cannabis sativa
Cannabaceae Trema orientale
Euphorbiaceae Ricinus communis var. communis
Euphorbiaceae Shirakiopsis elliptica
Euphorbiaceae Spirostachys africana
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia adianthifolia var. adianthifolia
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Dichrostachys cinerea
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Entada abyssinica
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Faidherbia albida
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Leucaena leucocephala
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Clitoria ternatea
Hamamelidaceae Trichocladus ellipticus subsp. malosanus
Hernandiaceae Gyrocarpus americanus subsp. africanus
Malvaceae subfamily Bombacoideae Adansonia digitata
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Abelmoschus esculentus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus articulatus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Thespesia garckeana
Meliaceae Lovoa swynnertonii
Meliaceae Trichilia emetica subsp. emetica
Moraceae Ficus sur
Myrsinaceae Embelia schimperi
Myrsinaceae Maesa lanceolata subsp. lanceolata
Myrsinaceae Myrsine africana
Myrsinaceae Rapanea melanophloeos
Olacaceae Strombosia scheffleri
Olacaceae Ximenia afra var. afra
Olacaceae Ximenia americana var. microphylla
Papaveraceae Argemone mexicana
Polygalaceae Securidaca longepedunculata
Primulaceae Anagallis barbata
Primulaceae Anagallis pumila
Primulaceae Anagallis tenuicaulis
Rhamnaceae Helinus integrifolius
Rhamnaceae Rhamnus prinoides
Rutaceae Clausena anisata
Rutaceae Harrisonia abyssinica
Salicaceae Flacourtia indica
Stilbaceae Nuxia oppositifolia
Number of species: 44


Copyright: The Kenya flora team, 2026

The Kenya flora team (2026). Flora of Kenya: List of native or naturalised species with each spot-character: Leaves alternate.
https://www.kenyaflora.com/speciesdata/species-spot-display.php?species_id=740, retrieved 17 September 2026

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