Euclea pseudebenus

Euclea pseudebenus (Cape ebony, Ebony guarri, Afrikaans: Ebbehout-ghwarrie) is a tree native to Angola, Namibia and the Cape Province region of South Africa.[1] It is classified as a protected tree in South Africa.[2]

Ebony guarri
Willowy habit on a scree slope of the Fish River Canyon in southern Namibia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ebenaceae
Genus: Euclea
Species:
E. pseudebenus
Binomial name
Euclea pseudebenus
E.Mey. ex A.DC.
Synonyms[1]
  • Diospyros pseudebenum (E.Mey. ex A.DC.) Parm.
  • Euclea angustifolia Benth.
sprays with foliage

See also

  • List of Southern African indigenous trees

References

  1. "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  2. "Protected Trees" (PDF). Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, Republic of South Africa. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2013.


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