Parinari capensis, the sand apple, is a species of flowering plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae, found in Botswana, DRC, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. It is tall. The leaves are elliptic with a white underside. It has small white flowers and a hairy sand-coloured calyx.[1]
left|thumb|200px|The species can be found on sand, in open woodland and grassland on the elevation of 1200-. It blooms from September to October.[1] The species is considered a geoxyle with a substantial part of the plant growing under the ground, an adaptation to fire-prone habitats. They have been considered therefore as forming immortal underground forests of great age.
The plant is used for anti-malaria purposes.[2]