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Brittlewood Nuxia

Nuxia congesta R. Br.

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Derivation of specific name

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congesta: congested (refers to a tight inflorescence)
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Nuxia congesta R. Br. ex Fresen. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=144470
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Description

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Shrub or variable tree. Leaves are usually in whorls of 3, crowded near the ends of branches. In immature specimens the leaves are distinctly serrate and the branchlets are red (image 2), while in mature trees the leaf margins are usually entire and typically rolled under (image 1). Flowers fragrant, in dense mushroom-shaped heads, white, rarely tinged with mauve. Fruit a small hairy capsule, c. 3 mm embedded in the persistent calyx.
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Nuxia congesta R. Br. ex Fresen. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=144470
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Worldwide distribution

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Tropical and southern Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea and southern Arabia
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Nuxia congesta R. Br. ex Fresen. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=144470
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Nuxia congesta

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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]

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]

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. ^ a b c d e Mothogoane, M. S. (February 2011). "Nuxia congesta R.Br. ex Fresen". PlantZAfrica. National Herbarium, SANBI. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d Hyde, Mark; et al. "Nuxia congesta R. Br. ex Fresen". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  5. ^ a b Burring, Jan-Hakon (August 2004). "Nuxia floribunda Benth". PlantZAfrica. Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, SANBI. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
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Nuxia congesta: Brief Summary

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

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