Nuxia congesta

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Brittle-wood
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Habit on a cliff ledge, Gauteng
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Foliage and inflorescences
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Stilbaceae
Genus: Nuxia
Species:
N. congesta
Binomial name
Nuxia congesta
Synonyms

Over 40, including: [2]

  • Nuxia sambesinaGilg
  • Nuxia viscosaGibbs

Nuxia congesta, commonly known as brittle-wood, is a species of tree in the Stilbaceae family, with an extensive range in the Afrotropics. [3] The species is named congesta for its dense inflorescences. [3] [4]

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Range

The species is native to Eswatini, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, northwards to tropical Africa, Ethiopia and southern Arabia. [5] [4] It is also found on the islands in the Gulf of Guinea. [4]

Habitat

It is a component of woodland, bushveld or grassland, and occurs along forest verges, but has a predisposition for rocky terrain [3] [4] and cliff ledges.

Similar species

Nuxia glomerulata has a restricted range between Pretoria and Zeerust, South Africa, and differs by its more elliptic, leathery and glabrous leaves. [3] Nuxia floribunda carries the leaves on long and slender petioles, and has larger and less dense inflorescences. [3] [5]

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References

  1. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Nuxia congesta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T146197740A146197742. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T146197740A146197742.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. "Nuxia congesta R.Br. ex Fresen". The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Mothogoane, M. S. (February 2011). "Nuxia congesta R.Br. ex Fresen". PlantZAfrica. National Herbarium, SANBI. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Hyde, Mark; et al. "Nuxia congesta R. Br. ex Fresen". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  5. 1 2 Burring, Jan-Hakon (August 2004). "Nuxia floribunda Benth". PlantZAfrica. Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, SANBI. Retrieved 1 July 2015.