Curtisia

Curtisia dentata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Curtisiaceae
Genus: Curtisia
Species: C. dentata

Name

Curtisia Aiton Hort. Kew. 1: 162 (1789) nom. cons.

• monotypic taxon
• Type species: Curtisia dentata (Burm.f.) C.A.Sm., J. S. African Forest. Assoc. 20: 34 50 (1951) Designated as synonym Curtisia faginea Aiton, Hort. Kew. 1: 162 (1789).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Junghansia J.F.Gmel., Syst. Nat. ed. 13[bis]: 259 (1791), nom. illeg.
  • Relhamia J.F.Gmel., Syst. Nat. ed. 13[bis]: 247 (1791).

Homonyms

• Curtisia Schreb. Gen. Pl. 199. (1789) nom. rej. vide Zanthoxylum L., Sp. Pl. 1: 270. (1753) (Rutaceae)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa South Tropical Africa Mozambique, Zimbabwe Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Swaziland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Aiton, W. 1789. Hortus Kewensis; or, a catalogue of the plants cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. Vol. I. Monandria–Heptandria. XXX+496 pp., tt. 1–6. George Nicol, London. BHL Reference page. : 1: 162.

Additional references

• Yembaturova, E. Y., van Wyk, B.-E., & Tilney, P.M. (2009) A review of the genus Curtisia (Curtisiaceae). Bothalia 39: 87–96.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Curtisia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Nov. 9. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Curtisia. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 8 2015.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Curtisia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 9 Nov 2015.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Curtisia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: Assegai Tree

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