Biology:Nuxia congesta
| Brittle-wood | |
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| Habit on a cliff ledge, Gauteng | |
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| Foliage and inflorescences | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Stilbaceae |
| Genus: | Nuxia |
| Species: | N. congesta
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| Binomial name | |
| Nuxia congesta R.Br. ex Fresen.
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| Synonyms | |
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Over 40, including:[2]
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Nuxia congesta, commonly known as brittle-wood, is a species of tree in the Stilbaceae family, with an extensive range in the Afrotropics.[3] The species is named congesta for its dense inflorescences.[3][4]
Range
The species is native to Eswatini, South Africa , Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, northwards to tropical Africa, Ethiopia and southern Arabia.[5][4] It is also found on the islands in the Gulf of Guinea.[4]
Habitat
It is a component of woodland, bushveld or grassland, and occurs along forest verges, but has a predisposition for rocky terrain[3][4] and cliff ledges.
Similar species
Nuxia glomerulata has a restricted range between Pretoria and Zeerust, South Africa, and differs by its more elliptic, leathery and glabrous leaves.[3] Nuxia floribunda carries the leaves on long and slender petioles, and has larger and less dense inflorescences.[3][5]
References
- ↑ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Nuxia congesta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T146197740A146197742. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T146197740A146197742.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/146197740/146197742. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ "Nuxia congesta R.Br. ex Fresen.". http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-335927. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Mothogoane, M. S. (February 2011). "Nuxia congesta R.Br. ex Fresen.". National Herbarium, SANBI. http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantnop/nuxiacongesta.htm. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Hyde, Mark. "Nuxia congesta R. Br. ex Fresen.". Flora of Zimbabwe. http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=144470. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Burring, Jan-Hakon (August 2004). "Nuxia floribunda Benth.". Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, SANBI. http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantnop/nuxiaflor.htm. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
Wikidata ☰ Q13036380 entry
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