Euclea, from the Greek eukleia meaning "glory and fame",[2] denotes a group of flowering plants in the Ebenaceae or ebony family. They were described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1774.[3][4] The genus includes evergreen trees and shrubs, native to Africa, the Comoro Islands and Arabia.[1] Several species are used for timber, producing a hard, dark heartwood timber similar to ebony.
| Euclea | |
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| Euclea racemosa, the sea guarri | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ebenaceae |
| Genus: | Euclea L. |
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Species
editThere are some 16 to 18 species, including:[1][5]
- Euclea acutifolia E.Mey. ex A.DC. – Cape Province
- Euclea angolensis Gürke – Angola
- Euclea asperrima E.Holzh. – Namibia
- Euclea balfourii Hiern ex Balf.f.
- Euclea coriacea A.DC. – Lesotho, South Africa
- Euclea crispa (Thunb.) Gürke – southern Africa
- Euclea dewinteri Retief – Limpopo
- Euclea divinorum Hiern – from Ethiopia to KwaZulu-Natal
- Euclea lancea Thunb. – Cape Province
- Euclea laurina Hiern ex Balf.f.
- Euclea natalensis A.DC. – from Somalia to KwaZulu-Natal
- Euclea neghellensis Cufod. – Ethiopia
- Euclea polyandra (L.f.) E.Mey. ex Hiern – Cape Province
- Euclea pseudebenus E.Mey. ex A.DC. – Angola, Namibia, Cape Province
- Euclea racemosa L. – from Egypt to Cape Province; Comoros, Oman, Yemen
- Euclea sekhukhuniensis Retief, S.J.Siebert & A.E.van Wyk – Mpumalanga
- Euclea tomentosa E.Mey. ex A.DC. – Cape Province
- Euclea undulata Thunb. – from Zimbabwe to KwaZulu-Natal
References
edit- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Stoll, Nicolette (August 2010). "Euclea crispa (Thunb.) Gürke subsp. crispa". PlantZAfrica.com. SANBI. Archived from the original on 2 August 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1774. Systema Vegetabilium. Editio decima tertia 747
- ^ Tropicos, Euclea L
- ^ "Euclea". The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
External links
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Data related to Euclea at Wikispecies
Media related to Euclea (Ebenaceae) at Wikimedia Commons
