Brunia africana

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Bruniaceae
Tribus: Brunieae
Genus: Brunia
Species: Brunia africana

Name

Brunia africana (Burm.f.) Class.-Bockh. & E.G.H.Oliv., Taxon 60(4): 1150 (2011)

Synonymy

• Baeckea africana Burm.f., Fl. Ind. (N. L. Burman) Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 12 (1768)
• Phylica pinifolia L.f., Suppl. Pl. 153 (1782)
• Brunia pinifolia (L.f.) Brongn., Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 8: 375 (1826)
• Baeckea thyrsophara Eckl. & Zeyh., Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. [Ecklon & Zeyher] 1: 140 (1835)
• Phylica thyrsophora Steud., Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. ii. 326 (1841)
• Brunia thyrsophora Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) i. 544. (1842)
• Linconia tamariscina E.Mey., Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Docum. (Drège) 199
• Baeckea thyrsiflora Harv. & Sond., Fl. Cap. (Harvey) 2: 604 (1862)
• Pseudobaeckea pinifolia Nied., Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] iii. 2a (1891) 136.
• Pseudobaeckea africana (Burm.f.) Pillans, J. S. African Bot. 13: 141 (1947)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Classen-Bockhoff, R., Oliver, E.G.H., Hall, A.V. & Quint, M. 2011. A new classification of the South African endemic family Bruniaceae based on molecular and morphological data. Taxon 60(4): 1138–1155. DOI: 10.1002/tax.604016 JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Brunia africana. 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. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Brunia africana. Published online. Accessed: December 10 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Brunia africana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 December 10. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Brunia africana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 December 2020.

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