Nuxia floribunda

Nuxia floribunda
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.
Synonyms
  • Lachnopylis polyantha (Gilg) C.A.Sm.
  • Nuxia floribunda var. holstii Gilg
  • Nuxia holstii (Gilg) Gilg
  • Nuxia polyantha Gilg
  • Nuxia usambarensis Gilg
  • Nuxia volkensii Gilg

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]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Burring, Jan-Hakon. "Nuxia floribunda' Benth.". PlantzAfrica. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
  2. ↑ "Nuxia floribunda Benth". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2009-10-26.