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 | |
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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] | |
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See also
- List of Southern African indigenous trees
References
- "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
- "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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