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507.0000 Family Stilbaceae Kunth; Handb. Bot. Termin. 2(1): 393 (1831), nom. cons.
13 genera, ca. 45 spp. mostly South Africa, some tropical Africa
Species listed in database: 40
= Retziaceae Choisy; Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 6: 400 (1834)
507.0201 Genus Nuxia Comm. ex Lam.; Tabl. Encycl. 1: 295, t. 71 (1791)
Distribution: Tropical and southern Africa, Madagascar (10), Comoro and Mascarenes, S-Arabian Peninsula
Species listed in database: 15
= Lachnopylis Hochst.; Flora 26: 77 (1843)
species :
Nuxia allorgeorum Jovet; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 13: 97 (1947)
Distribution: E-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Nuxia ambrensis Jovet; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 13: 100 (1947)
Distribution: C-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Nuxia capitata Baker; J. Bot. 20: 172 (1882)
Distribution: C-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Nuxia congesta R.Br.; Voy. Abyss. [Salt] App. 62, nomen, et ex Fresen. in Flora 21: 606 (1838)
Name: Common Wild Elder
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; São Tomé; Annobon Isl.; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Mozambique; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]; Saudi Arabia
22 GHA GUI IVO NGA SIE TOG 23 ANN BIO BUR CMN RWA SAO ZAI 24 ERI ETH SOM SSU SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM 27 BOT SAF SWZ 35 SAU
Synonyms: hidden
= Lachnopylis angolensis (Gilg) Philipson; Cat. Vasc. Pl. S. Tomé [Exell] 245 (1944)
= Lachnopylis annobonensis Mildbr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 13: 702 (1937)
= Lachnopylis breviflora (S.Moore) C.A.Sm.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 17 (1930)
= Lachnopylis compacta C.A.Sm.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1931: 40 (1931)
= Lachnopylis congesta (R.Br. ex Fresen.) C.A.Sm.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 17 (1930)
= Lachnopylis emarginata (Sond.) C.A.Sm.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 17 (1930)
= Lachnopylis emarginata var. brevifolia (Sond.) A.C.Sm.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 28 (1930)
= Lachnopylis flocculosa C.A.Sm.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1931: 40 (1931)
= Lachnopylis goetzeana (Gilg) Greenw.; Check-Lists For. Trees & Shrubs Brit. Emp. 5(1): 133 (1940)
= Lachnopylis guineensis Hutch. & M.B.Moss; Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 2: 20 (1931)
= Lachnopylis heterotricha C.A.Sm.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 17, 28 (1930)
= Lachnopylis mannii (Gilg) Hutch. & M.B.Moss; Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 2: 20 (1931)
= Lachnopylis montana C.A.Sm.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 31 (1930)
= Lachnopylis odorata (Gilg) Greenw.; Check-Lists For. Trees & Shrubs Brit. Emp. 5(1): 133 (1940)
= Lachnopylis platyphylla (Gilg) Greenw.; Check-Lists For. Trees & Shrubs Brit. Emp. 5(1): 133 (1940)
= Lachnopylis pubescens (Sond.) C.A.Sm.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 17 (1930)
= Lachnopylis sambesina (Gilg) C.A.Sm.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 17 (1930)
= Lachnopylis saxatilis C.A.Sm.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 17, 27 (1930)
= Lachnopylis schistotricha C.A.Sm.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 30 (1930)
= Lachnopylis speciosa C.A.Sm.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 17, 29 (1930)
= Lachnopylis ternifolia Hochst.; Flora 26: 77 (1843)
= Lachnopylis thomensis Philipson; Cat. Vasc. Pl. S. Tomé [Exell] 245 (1944)
= Lachnopylis tomentosa (Sond.) C.A.Sm.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 17 (1930)
= Lachnopylis viscidulosa C.A.Sm.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 27 (1930)
= Lachnopylis viscosa (Gibbs) C.A.Sm.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 17 (1930)
= Nuxia angolensis Gilg; Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 1: 74 (1895)
= Nuxia breviflora S.Moore; J. Bot. 41: 403 (1903)
= Nuxia congesta var. brevifolia Sond.; Linnaea 23: 83 (1850)
= Nuxia congesta var. emarginata (Sond.) Prain; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 1042 (1909)
= Nuxia congesta var. thomensis (Philipson) J.Lewis; Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 3: 105 (1963)
= Nuxia congesta var. tomentosa (Sond.) Cummins; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 1042 (1909)
= Nuxia dekindtiana Gilg; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 32: 141 (1902)
= Nuxia dentata var. transvaalensis S.Moore; J. Bot. 41: 403 (1903)
= Nuxia emarginata Sond.; Linnaea 23: 83 (1850)
= Nuxia gilletii De Wild.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 5: 15 (1915)
= Nuxia goetzeana Gilg; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 375 (1902)
= Nuxia keniensis T.C.E.Fr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 697 (1924)
= Nuxia latifolia T.C.E.Fr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 698 (1924)
= Nuxia mannii Gilg; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 32: 140 (1902)
= Nuxia odorata Gilg; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 376 (1902)
= Nuxia platyphylla Gilg; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 32: 141 (1902)
= Nuxia pubescens Sond.; Linnaea 23: 84 (1850)
= Nuxia rupicola Gilg; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 32: 142 (1902)
= Nuxia sambesina Gilg; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C 312 (1895)
= Nuxia siebenlistii Gilg; Forstw. Deutsch-Ostafr. [Siebenlist] 113 (1914)
= Nuxia tomentosa Sond.; Linnaea 23: 84 (1850)
= Nuxia viscosa Gibbs; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 454 (1906)
species :
Nuxia coriacea Soler.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 557 (1893)
Distribution: C-Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Nuxia subcoriacea Jovet; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 13: 103 (1947)
species :
Nuxia floribunda Benth.; Compan. Bot. Mag. 2: 59 (1836)
Name: Forest Elder
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
23 BUR RWA ZAI 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Lachnopylis floribunda (Benth.) C.A.Sm.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 17, 25 (1930)
= Lachnopylis polyantha (Gilg) C.A.Sm.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 18 (1930)
= Nuxia floribunda var. holstii Gilbert; Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1894: 54 (1894)
= Nuxia holstii (Gilbert) Gilg; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C 312 (1895)
= Nuxia polyantha Gilg; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 376 (1902)
= Nuxia usambarensis Gilg ex Engl.; Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1894: 63 (1894), et in Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C 312 (1895)
= Nuxia volkensii Gilg; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C 312 (1895)
species :
Nuxia glomerulata (C.A.Sm.) I.Verd.; Bothalia 7: 14 (1958)
Name: Rock Elder
Distribution: South Africa (North-West Prov., Gauteng)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Lachnopylis glomerulata C.A.Sm.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 18, 24 (1930)
= Lachnopylis suaveolens C.A.Sm.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 18 (1930)
species :
Nuxia gracilis Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 10: 243 (1889)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, North-West Prov., N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Lachnopylis gracilis (Engl.) C.A.Sm.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 17, 24 (1930)
species :
Nuxia involucrata A.DC.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 1: 577 (1901)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Nuxia chapelieri Jovet; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 13: 103 (1947)
= Nuxia involucrata f. brevibracteata Jovet; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 13: 100 (1947)
= Nuxia involucrata f. grandiflora Jovet; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 13: 100 (1947)
species :
Nuxia isaloensis Jovet; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 13: 101 (1947)
Distribution: C-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Nuxia oppositifolia (Hochst.) Benth.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 10: 435 (1846)
Name: Water Elder
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Djibouti; Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]; Madagascar; Saudi Arabia (Hejaz); Yemen (N-Inner Yemen, W-Yemen)
23 ZAI 24 DJI ERI ETH SOM SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 NAM SAF SWZ 29 MDG 35 SAU YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Lachnopylis oppositifolia Hochst.; Flora 26: 77 (1843)
= Nuxia autunesii Gilg; Blütenpfl. Afr., t. 128 (1908)
= Nuxia capitata var. tomentella Hochr.; Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 11/12: 83 (1908)
= Nuxia dentata R.Br.; Voy. Abyss. [Salt], App. 62 (1814), nomen, ex Benth. in Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 10: 435 (1846)
= Nuxia dentata var. glutinosa Engl.; Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1891(2): 335 (1892)
= Nuxia schlechteri Gilg; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 32: 140 (1902)
= Nuxia tomentella (Hochr.) Jovet; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 13: 99 (1947)
= Nuxia tomentella f. farinosa Jovet; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 13: 99 (1947)
= Nuxia tomentella f. microphylla Jovet; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 13: 99 (1947)
= Nuxia tomentella f. subdentata Jovet; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 13: 99 (1947)
= Nuxia tomentella var. meridionalis Jovet; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 13: 99 (1947)
species :
Nuxia pachyphylla Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 506 (1887)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Lachnopylis pachyphylla (Baker) C.A.Sm.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 18 (1930)
= Lachnopylis scytophylla C.A.Sm.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1931: 39 (1931)
= Nuxia decaryi Jovet; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 13: 105 (1947)
= Nuxia polycephala Boivin ex Jovet; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 13: 107 (1947)
species :
Nuxia pseudodentata Gilg; Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 1: 74 (1895)
Distribution: Comores (Mayotte, etc.)
29 COM
Synonyms: hidden
= Nuxia neurophylla Gilg; Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 1: 75 (1895))
species :
Nuxia sphaerocephala (Baker) Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 505 (1887)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Lachnopylis sphaerocephala (Baker) C.A.Sm.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 18 (1930)
= Lachnopylis terminalioides (Baker) C.A.Sm.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 18 (1930)
= Nuxia humbertii Jovet; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 14: 285 (1953)
= Nuxia sambiranensis Jovet; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 13: 106 (1947)
= Nuxia terminalioides Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 505 (1887)
species :
Nuxia verticillata Lam.; Tabl. Encycl. 1: 296 (1792)
Distribution: Mauritius; La Réunion
29 MAU REU
Synonyms: hidden
= Aegiphila nuxia Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 1: 616 (1798)
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