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272.0000 Family Meliaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 263 (1789), nom. cons.
50 genera, ca. 750 spp. Phylogeny following Cole (2020)
Species listed in database: 781; hybrids: 2
= Cedrelaceae R.Br.; Voy. Terra Austral. 2: 595, 596 (1814)
272.2203 Genus Ekebergia Sparrm.; Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 282, t. 9 (1779)
Distribution: Tropical and South Africa
Species listed in database: 3
= Charia C.DC.; Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 9 (1907)
species :
Ekebergia benguelensis Welw. ex C.DC.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 1: 642 (1878)
Distribution: S-D. R. Congo [Zaire]; S-Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
23 ZAI 25 KEN TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ekebergia arborea Baker f. [J.Bot.37: 427 (1899)]
= Ekebergia discolor O.Hoffm.; Linnaea 43: 123 (1881)
= Ekebergia fruticosa C.DC.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 1: 644 (1878)
= Ekebergia nana Harms; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 11: 401 (1932)
= Ekebergia pumila I.M.Johnst.; Contr. Gray Herb. 75: 24 (1925)
= Ekebergia sclerophylla Harms; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28(4): 415 (1900)
= Ekebergia velutina Dunkley; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935: 261 (1935)
= Ekebergia welwitschii Hiern ex C.DC.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 1: 643 (1878)
species :
Ekebergia capensis Sparrm.; Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 282, t. 9 (1779)
Name: Cape Ash, Dog Plum, Mountain Ash (EN)
Distribution: Senegal; Gambia; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Sierra Leone; ?Liberia; SW-Mali; S-Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; ?Gabon; Central African Republic; E-D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; NW-Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
22 BEN BKN GAM GHA GNB GUI IVO MLI NGA SEN SIE TOG 23 BUR CAF CMN RWA ZAI 24 ERI ETH SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Charia chevalieri C.DC.; Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 9 (1907)
= Charia indeniensis A.Chev.; Vég. Utiles Afrique Trop. Franç. 5: 194 (1909)
= Ekebergia buchananii Harms; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 23: 164 (1897)
= Ekebergia chevalieri (C.DC.) Harms; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 46: 161 (1911)
= Ekebergia complanata Baker f. [J.Linn.Soc., Bot.37: 132 (1905)]
= Ekebergia dahomensis A.Chev.; Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 112 (1920), nomen
= Ekebergia holtzii Harms; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 46: 160 (1911)
= Ekebergia indeniensis (A.Chev.) Harms ex Engl.; Veg. Erde [Engler & Drude] 9 (Pflanzenw. Afr.) 3(1): 819 (1915)
= Ekebergia meyeri C.Presl; Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., Ser. 5, 3: 455 (1845)
= Ekebergia meyeri C.Presl ex C.DC.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 1: 642 (1878)
= Ekebergia mildbraedii Harms; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 229 (1917)
= Ekebergia petitiana A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 105 (1847)
= Ekebergia petitiana var. australia Baker f.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 133 (1905)
= Ekebergia rueppelliana (Fresen.) A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 105 (1847)
= Ekebergia senegalensis A.Juss.; Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 19: 234 (1830), 273
= Ekebergia senegalensis var. coriacea C.DC.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 1: 642 (1878)
= Ekebergia senegalensis var. parvifoliola C.DC.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 1: 642 (1878)
= Sorindeia doeringii Engl. & K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 46(3): 339 (1911)
= Trichilia capensis (Sparrm.) Pers.; Syn. Pl. [Persoon] 1: 468 (1805)
= Trichilia ekebergia E.Mey. ex Sond.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 1: 246 (1860)
= Trichilia rueppelliana Fresen.; Mus. Senckenberg. 2: 278 (1837)
species :
Ekebergia pterophylla (C.DC.) Hofmeyr; J. Bot. 63: 57 (1925)
Name: Rock Ash
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Trichilia pterophylla C.DC.; Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 581 (1894)
= Trichilia alata N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1896: 160 (1896)
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