Chironia baccifera

Chironia baccifera

Chironia baccifera

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Gentianaceae
Tribus: Chironieae
Subtribus: Chironiinae
Genus: Chironia
Species: Chironia baccifera

Name

Chironia baccifera L., 1753

Synonyms

• Chironia baccata Hoffmanns.
• Chironia parviflora Salisb.
• Roeslinia baccifera G.Don
• Roeslinia tetragona Moench

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 190. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. 1999. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b). 1532 pp.. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-5720-098-8 (issue 1), ISBN 90-5720-099-6 (issue 2b). Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Chironia baccifera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Chironia baccifera. Published online. Accessed: Jul 12 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Chironia baccifera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Jul 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Chironia baccifera. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 12. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Chironia baccifera. Accessed: 12 Jul 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Chironia baccifera in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Bitterbos
English: Christmas berry

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