Excoecaria simii

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Excoecaria simii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Excoecaria
Species:
E. simii
Binomial name
Excoecaria simii
(Kuntze) Pax [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • Excoecaria caffraSim
  • Sapium simiiKuntze

Excoecaria simii, the forest pepper-seed or forest pepper-seed bush, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. [1] It is endemic to South Africa, in forests of KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape. [1] [3]

The forest pepper-seed bush is a small tree or shrub with slender branches. Its shiny green leaves have serrated margins and paler leaf undersides. The flowers are formed in spikes up to 25 mm (0.98 in) in length. [3] It is considered a species of least concern on the South African National Biodiversity Institute's Red List of South African Plants. [2]

It was originally described as Sapium simiiKuntze in 1898. [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Excoecaria simii (Kuntze) Pax". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  2. 1 2 Archer, R. H.; Dold, A. P.; Victor, J. E. "Excoecaria simii (Kuntze) Pax". Red List of South African Plants. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  3. 1 2 van Wyk, Braam (2013). Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa. Penguin Random House South Africa. ISBN   978-1-77584-104-3.
  4. "Excoecaria simii (Kuntze) Pax". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  5. "Sapium simii Kuntze". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-11-23.