Nuxia floribunda | |
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Nuxia floribunda | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Stilbaceae |
Genus: | Nuxia |
Species: | N. floribunda |
Binomial name | |
Nuxia floribunda Benth. |
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Nuxia floribunda (forest elder, forest nuxia or wild elder) is a species of tree, native to Africa. It usually grows to between 3 and 10 metres tall, although it occasionally may grow as tall as 25 metres. It has a crooked trunk, rough flaking bark and a rounded canopy. Large panicles of sweetly-scented small white to cream flowers are produced from autumn to spring.[1]
The species is native to South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[1][2]