Schotia afra

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Fabales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Detarioideae
Tribus: Schotieae
Genus: Schotia
Species: S. afra – S. brachypetala – S. capitata – S. latifolia

Name

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Schotia Jacq., Collectanea [Jacquin] 1: 93. (1787)

  • Type species: Schotia afra (L.) Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap. 79. (1800) originally designated as misapplied name Schotia speciosa Jacq., Coll. Nom. Broth. 1: 93. 1787[1786] nom. illeg. superfl. nomenclaturally correct combination Guaiacum afrum L.

Synonyms

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  • Homotypic
    • Guillandinodes Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 190 (1891)
  • Heterotypic
    • Theodora Medik., Theodora: 16. (1786)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • Botswana, Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
  • Introduced into:
    • Canary Is., Kenya, Pakistan, Queensland, Uganda

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

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: boer-bean
русский: Шоция
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