Gymnosporia buxifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Celastrales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Celastrales

Familia: Celastraceae
Genus: Gymnosporia
Species: Gymnosporia buxifolia

Name

Gymnosporia buxifolia (L.) Szyszyl., Polypet. Discifl. Rehman. 2: 34 1888

Synonyms

Catha buxifolia G. Don
Celastrus andongensis Oliv.
Celastrus buxifolius L.
Celastrus cymosus Sol.
Evonymoides buxifolia (L.) Moench
Gymnosporia beniensis Robyns & Lawalrée
Gymnosporia bequaertii De Wild.
Gymnosporia brevipetala Loes.
Gymnosporia condensata Sprague
Gymnosporia nyassica Gilli
Maytenus andongensis (Oliv.) Exell & Mendonca
Maytenus angolensis Exell & Mendonca
Maytenus brevipetala (Loes.) Wilczek
Maytenus cymosa (Soland.) Exell

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- - South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.), Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia, Botswana, Angola, E-D.R. Congo (Zaire), ?Rwanda, ?Burundi, Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Szyszyłowicz, I. 1888. Polypetalae disciflorae Rehmannianae: sive, Enumeratio Linearum, Malpighiacearum, Zygophyllearum, Geraniacearum, Rutacearum, Ochnacearum, Burseracearum, Meliacearum, Olacinearum, Ilicinearum, Celastrinearum, Rhamnearum, Ampelidearum, Sapindacearum, Anacardiacearumque a cl. Dr. A. Rehmann annis 1875–1880 in Africa australi extratropica collectarum. [Preprinted or reprinted from Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Matematyczno-Przyrodniczego Akademii Umiejętności 18: 1–75.] 75 pp. Typis Universitatis Jagellonicae, Cracoviae [Kraków]. BHL Internet Archive Reference page. : 2: 34

Links

African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Gymnosporia buxifolia. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 2019 Oct. 3.
Hassler, M. 2019. Gymnosporia buxifolia. 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. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 October 02. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Gymnosporia buxifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 October 02. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Gymnosporia buxifolia. Published online. Accessed: October 02 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Gymnosporia buxifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 October 2019.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Gymnosporia buxifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Gewone pendoring, Lemoendoring, Stinkblombos, Rooidoring
English: Common spike-thorn, Pioneer spike-thorn
SiSwati: isiHlangu
Sesotho: Sephatwa (S), Mopadu (N)
Setswana: Motlhonu
Xitsonga: Xihlangwa
Tshivenda: Tshiphandwa
isiXhosa: umQaqoba
isiZulu: inGqwangane, inGqwangane yehlanze, uBangalala

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