Biology:Euclea

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Euclea
Euclea racemosa - Sea Guarrie Tree - flowers 6.JPG
Euclea racemosa, the sea guarri
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ebenaceae
Genus: Euclea
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Synonyms[1]
  • Diplonema G.Don
  • Rymia Endl.
  • Kellaua A.DC.

Euclea, from the Greek eukleia meaning "glory and fame",[2] denotes a group of flowering plants in the Ebenaceae or ebony family. They were described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1774.[3][4] The genus includes evergreen trees and shrubs, native to Africa, the Comoro Islands and Arabia.[1] Several species are used for timber, producing a hard, dark heartwood timber similar to ebony.

Species

There are some 16 to 18 species, including:[1][5]

  • Euclea acutifolia E.Mey. ex A.DC. – Cape Province
  • Euclea angolensis Gürke – Angola
  • Euclea asperrima E.Holzh. – Namibia
  • Euclea balfourii Hiern ex Balf.f.
  • Euclea coriacea A.DC. – Lesotho, South Africa
  • Euclea crispa (Thunb.) Gürke – southern Africa
  • Euclea dewinteri Retief – Limpopo
  • Euclea divinorum Hiern – from Ethiopia to KwaZulu-Natal
  • Euclea lancea Thunb. – Cape Province
  • Euclea laurina Hiern ex Balf.f.
  • Euclea natalensis A.DC. – from Somalia to KwaZulu-Natal
  • Euclea neghellensis Cufod. – Ethiopia
  • Euclea polyandra (L.f.) E.Mey. ex Hiern – Cape Province
  • Euclea pseudebenus E.Mey. ex A.DC. – Angola, Namibia, Cape Province
  • Euclea racemosa L. – from Egypt to Cape Province; Comoros, Oman, Yemen
  • Euclea sekhukhuniensis Retief, S.J.Siebert & A.E.van Wyk – Mpumalanga
  • Euclea tomentosa E.Mey. ex A.DC. – Cape Province
  • Euclea undulata Thunb. – from Zimbabwe to KwaZulu-Natal


References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q777327 entry