Ekebergia

Ekebergia capensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Meliaceae
Subfamilia: Melioideae
Tribus: Trichilieae
Genus: Ekebergia
Species: E. benguelensis – E. capensis – E. pterophylla – E. pumila

Name

Ekebergia Sparrm., 1779

• Type species: Ekebergia capensis Sparrm.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Charia C.E.C.Fisch. in Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 9 (1907)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Introduced into: Ascension References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Sparrman, A.E. 1779. Kongl. Vetenskaps Academiens Handlingar. Stockholmlm, 344 pp. BHL Reference page. : 282

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2001. World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919. [unavailable to the public] Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Ekebergia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 27. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Ekebergia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Ekebergia. Published online. Accessed: January 27 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Ekebergia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 January 2024.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Essenhout
English: Cape ash

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