Ekebergia pterophylla

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Ekebergia pterophylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Ekebergia
Species:
E. pterophylla
Binomial name
Ekebergia pterophylla
(C.DC.) Hofmeyr
Synonyms
  • Trichilia alata N.E.Br.
  • Trichilia pterophylla C.DC.

Ekebergia pterophylla, commonly known as the rock ash, rock Cape ash, or Klipessenhout in Afrikaans, is a tree that is part of the Meliaceae family.[2] The plant is native to Eswatini and South Africa where it occurs in the KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Eastern Cape and the Western Cape.[3]

The tree's FSA number is 299.[4]

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