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.

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 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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