Greyia sutherlandii leaf

The leaves of Greyia sutherlandii are simple, alternate and clustered near stem-tips. The leaf stalks or petioles are up to 7 cm long, often almost clasping the stems.

The leaf-shape is ovate to oblong or rounded, the apex rounded, the base lobed or heart-shaped. The leaf margins are many-lobed, within the lobes further scalloped, sometimes toothed. Leaf diameter is 4 cm to 12 cm. 

The blades are thin, but roughly textured, usually hairless but may be sparsely hairy. The leaves are glossy green above, paler green below, but not hairy or velvety as the leaves of G. radlkoferi. The glossy in the common name of glossy bottlebrush refers to the leaves. Young leaves may be sticky and old leaves turn reddish or yellow in autumn.

One to three, sometimes more strong veins grow from the base of a leaf on all three the South African Greyia species. The midribs don't always dominate. In picture the veins are prominent in parts of the upper surface (Coates Palgrave, 2002; Schmidt, et al, 2002; Pooley, 1993; iNaturalist).