Euclea divinorum

Euclea divinorum

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 divinorum

Name

Euclea divinorum Hiern, Trans. Cambridge Philos. Soc. 12: 99 (1873).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Euclea balfourii Hiern ex Balf.f., Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 12: 406 (1884).
  • Euclea laurina Hiern ex Balf.f., Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 12: 406 (1884).
  • Euclea stuhlmannii Gürke in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 305 (1895).
  • Euclea huillensis Gürke in O.Warburg (ed.), Kunene-Sambesi Exped.: 326 (1903).
  • Euclea katangensis De Wild., Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 4, 1: 222 (1903).
  • Euclea kiwuensis Gürke in G.W.J.Mildbraed (ed.), Wiss. Erg. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped., Bot. 2: 522 (1913).
  • Euclea keniensis R.E.Fr., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 331 (1925).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Africa Angola; Botswana; Burundi; Caprivi Strip; Djibouti; Ethiopia; Kenya; KwaZulu-Natal; Malawi; Mozambique; Namibia; Northern Provinces; Rwanda; Socotra; Somalia; Sudan; Swaziland; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; Zare; Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hiern, W.P., 1873. Transactions of the Cambridge Philosophical Society 12:99.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euclea divinorum 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 divinorum 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 divinorum. Published online. Accessed: Apr 08 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Euclea divinorum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Apr 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Euclea divinorum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Towerghwarrie
English: Magic guarri
SiSwati: umDlelanyamatane
Sesotho: Mohlakola (N)
Xitsonga: Nhlangula
Tshivenda: Mutangule
isiZulu: umHlangula, uBophanyamazane, umNcafuzana

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