Nuxia glomerulata

Nuxia glomerulata is a species of plant in the Stilbaceae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it has a restricted range between Pretoria and Zeerust.[2] It resembles Nuxia congesta but the leaves are more elliptic, leathery and glabrous.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.

Nuxia glomerulata

Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Stilbaceae
Genus: Nuxia
Species:
N. glomerulata
Binomial name
Nuxia glomerulata
(C.A.Sm.) I.Verd.

References

  1. Hilton-Taylor, C. et al. 1998. Nuxia glomerulata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.
  2. Mothogoane, M. S. (February 2011). "Nuxia congesta R.Br. ex Fresen". PlantZAfrica.com. National Herbarium, SANBI. Retrieved 1 July 2015.


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