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Pappea
Jacket plums (Pappea) is a genus with a single species, Pappea capensis, a hardy evergreen tree from southern Africa that grows 7 to 13 metres tall. It is grown mainly as a shade and nesting tree in warm, dry climates.
Pappea capensis is a South African tree in the family Sapindaceae. It is the only species in the genus Pappea.
Pappea is widespread in southern Africa from the Northern Cape through the drier Karoo, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and northwards into Botswana and Zambia. It is found in bushveld, riverine thicket, wooded grassland and rocky outcrops in grassland as well as scrub veld and is often found on termite mounds.
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