Nuxia floribunda

Forest elder
Foliage and inflorescences
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 in the Stilbaceae family, that is native to moist regions of southern Africa, East Africa and central tropical Africa. The genus was formerly placed in the Loganiaceae and Buddlejaceae families.[1]

Habit

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]

Range

The species is native to South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Burring, Jan-Hakon (August 2004). "Nuxia floribunda Benth.". PlantZAfrica. Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, SANBI. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Nuxia floribunda Benth". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
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