Euclea crispa

Euclea crispa

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Ebenaceae
Genus: Euclea
Species: Euclea crispa
Subspecies: E. c. subsp. crispa – E. c. subsp. linearis – E. c. subsp. ovata

Name

Euclea crispa (Thunb.) Gürke in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(1): 158 (1891).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Africa Regional: Southern Africa Angola; Botswana; Cape Provinces; Free State; KwaZulu-Natal; Lesotho; Malawi; Mozambique; Northern Provinces; Swaziland; Zambia; Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gürke, R.L.A.M. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, 1891. Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(1): 158 (1891).

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euclea crispa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr 08. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euclea crispa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Euclea crispa. Published online. Accessed: Apr 08 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Euclea crispa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Apr 2020.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Bloughwarrie, Bosghwarrie, Gwarrie, Bloubos
English: Blue guarri, Bush guarri, Blue-leaved euclea
Sesotho sa Leboa: Mohlakola
chiShona: Madziyire
Setswana: Motlhaletšogane, Seretlwane
Tshivenda: Muṱangule
isiXhosa: umGwali, umTshekisane
isiZulu: umShekisane, iDungamuzi, umNqandane

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