Biology:Nuxia floribunda
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Stilbaceae |
| Genus: | Nuxia |
| Species: | N. floribunda
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| Nuxia floribunda Benth.
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Nuxia floribunda, the forest elder, forest nuxia or wild elder, is a species of tree in the Stilbaceae family, that is native to moist regions of southern Africa, East Africa and central tropical Africa.
Description
It usually grows to between 3 and 10 metres tall, although it occasionally may grow as tall as 25 metres. It has a crooked trunk, rough flaking bark and a rounded canopy. Large panicles of sweetly scented small white to cream flowers are produced from autumn to spring.[2]
Range and habitat
The species is native to southern and eastern Africa, from South Africa , through Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, to Uganda and Kenya.[2][3][1][4]
It is a characteristic species of undifferentiated Afromontane forest in southern and eastern Africa.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. 2019. Nuxia floribunda. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T146221137A146221139. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T146221137A146221139.en. Accessed 3 December 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Burring, Jan-Hakon (August 2004). "Nuxia floribunda Benth.". Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, SANBI. http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantnop/nuxiaflor.htm. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ↑ "Nuxia floribunda Benth". Flora of Zimbabwe. http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=144480. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
- ↑ Nuxia floribunda Benth. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 3 December 2022.
- ↑ White, Frank F. (1983). The vegetation of Africa: A descriptive memoir to accompany the Unesco/AETFAT/UNSO vegetation map of Africa. UNESCO, 1983. ISBN 92-3-101955-4
Wikidata ☰ Q3642259 entry
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