464.0000
Family
Araliaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 217 (1789), nom. cons.
44 genera, ca. 1700 spp: 150 Indomalesia, 350 Polynesia/Australia, 150 tropical America. Inclusion of Hydrocotyloideae (formerly Apiaceae) confirmed by molecular phylogeny.
Species listed in database: 1728; hybrids: 7
= Botryodendraceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 231 (1858)
= Hederaceae Giseke; Prael. Ord. Nat. Pl. 519 (1792)
= Hydrocotylaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 258 (1820), nom. cons.
464.2101
Genus
Cussonia Thunb.; Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. 3: 210, t. 12, t. 13 (1780)
Distribution: Tropical and South Africa, Comores
Species listed in database: 21
= Sphaerodendron Seem.; J. Bot. 3: 33, t. 26 (1865)
species :
Cussonia angolensis
(Seem.) Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 32 (1877)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola
23 ZAI 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Sphaerodendron angolense Seem.; J. Bot. 3: 34, t. 26 (1865)
species :
Cussonia arborea
Hochst. ex A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 356 (1848)
Distribution: Senegal [I]; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Sierra Leone; SW-Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; SW-Chad; Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
22 BEN BKN GHA GNB GUI IVO MLI NGA sen SIE TOG 23 BUR CAF CMN RWA ZAI 24 CHA ETH SSU SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Cussonia barteri Seem.; J. Bot. 4: 299 (1866)
= Cussonia delevoyi De Wild.; Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles, Sér. B, 47: 194 (1927)
= Cussonia djalonensis A.Chev.; Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 38 (1908)
= Cussonia hamata Harms; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] III, 8: 53 (1897)
= Cussonia homblei De Wild.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 201 (1914)
= Cussonia kirkii Seem.; J. Bot. 4: 299 (1866)
= Cussonia kirkii var. bracteata Tennant; Kew Bull. 14: 223 (1960)
= Cussonia kirkii var. quadripetala Tennant; Kew Bull. 14: 223 (1960)
= Cussonia laciniata Harms; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] III, 8: 53 (1897)
= Cussonia longissima Hutch. & Dalziel; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1929: 28 (1929)
= Cussonia nigerica Hutch.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 136 (1910)
= Cussonia tisserantii Aubrév. & Pellegr.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 100: 24 (1953)
species :
Cussonia arenicola
Strey; Bothalia 11(1-2): 194 (1973)
Name: Sand Cabbage Tree
Distribution: S-Mozambique; South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
26 MOZ 27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Cussonia zuluensis var. arenicola (Strey) Reyneke
species :
Cussonia bancoensis
Aubrév. & Pellegr.; Fl. Forest. Côte d´Ivoire [Aubréville] 3: 84 (1936), gallice, et Bull. Soc. Bot. France 84: 393 (1938), latine
Distribution: Cameroon
23 CMN
Conservation Status: IUCN NT (Cameroon)
species :
Cussonia brieyi
De Wild.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 381 (1914)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola
23 ZAI 26 ANG
species :
Cussonia corbisieri
De Wild.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 200 (1914)
Distribution: S-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Zambia
23 ZAI 26 ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Cussonia quarrei De Wild.; Contr. Fl. Katanga Suppl. 1: 59 (1927)
species :
Cussonia gamtoosensis
Strey; Bothalia 11(4): 515 (1975)
Name: Gamtoos Cabbage Tree
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN R
species :
Cussonia holstii
Harms ex Engl. & Prantl; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] III, 8: 54 (1897)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Ethiopia; Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Yemen (W-Yemen)
23 RWA ZAI 24 ETH SOM 25 KEN TAN UGA 35 YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Cussonia bequaertii De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. 2: 89 (1923)
= Cussonia boranensis Cufod.; Missione Biol. Borana 149 (1939)
= Cussonia holstii f. integrifoliola Tennant; Kew Bull. 14: 224 (1960)
= Cussonia holstii var. tomentosa Tennant; Kew Bull. 14: 224 (1960)
= Cussonia microstachys Harms; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] III, 8: 54 (1897)
species :
Cussonia jatrophoides
Hutch. & E.A.Bruce; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1931: 273 (1931)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Cussonia natalensis
Sond.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 2: 568 (1862)
Name: Rock Cabbage Tree
Distribution: Zimbabwe; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 ZIM 27 BOT SAF SWZ
species :
Cussonia nicholsonii
Strey; Bothalia 11(1-2): 197 (1973)
Name: Natal Coast Cabbage Tee
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
species :
Cussonia ostinii
Chiov.; Ann. Bot. (Rome) 9: 66 (1911)
Distribution: Ethiopia
24 ETH
Conservation Status: IUCN R
species :
Cussonia paniculata
Eckl. & Zeyh.; Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. [Ecklon & Zeyher] 355 (1837)
subspecies :
subsp. paniculata
Name: Small Mountain Cabbage Tree
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
subspecies :
subsp. sinuata
(Reyneke & Kok) De Winter; Fl. Pl. Africa 51(2): t. 2024 (1991)
Name: Mountain Cabbage Tree
Distribution: Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 BOT LES SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Cussonia paniculata var. sinuata Reyneke & Kok; S. African J. Bot. 53(5): 321 (1987)
species :
Cussonia sessilis
Lebrun; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 13: 15 (1934)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
species :
Cussonia sphaerocephala
Strey; Bothalia 11(1-2): 199 (1973)
Name: Natal Forest Cabbage Tree
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Cussonia chartacea Schinz; Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 211 (1894)
= Cussonia spicata var. sphaerocephala (Strey) Reyneke
species :
Cussonia spicata
Thunb.; Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. 3: 212, t. 13 (1780)
Name: Common Cabbage Tree
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; South Sudan; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]; Comores (Mayotte, etc.); Taiwan [I]
23 ZAI 24 SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT LES SAF SWZ 29 COM 38 tai
Synonyms: hidden
= Cussonia boivinii Drake; J. Bot. [Morot] 125 (1897)
= Cussonia calophylla Miq.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 1: 36 (1844)
= Cussonia kraussii Hochst.; Flora 27: 431 (1844)
= Cussonia quercifolia Hort.Cels ex Colla; Hortus Ripul. [Colla] 43 (1824)
= Cussonia spicata var. streyi Reyneke
= Cussonia spicata var. triptera (Colla) Reyneke
= Cussonia triptera Colla; Hortus Ripul. [Colla] 43, t. 26 (1824)
species :
Cussonia thyrsiflora
Thunb.; Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. 3: 212, t. 12 (1780)
Name: Cape Coast Cabbage Tree
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Cussonia thyrsoidea Thunb.; Nov. Gen. Pl. [Thunberg] 1: 11 (1781)
species :
Cussonia transvaalensis
Reyneke; S. African J. Bot. 3(6): 368 (1984)
Name: Transvaal Cabbage Tree
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga)
27 SAF
species :
Cussonia woodleyorum
van Jaarsv.; Avonia 43(1): 47 (2025)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Cussonia zimmermannii
Harms; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 361 (1915)
Distribution: Kenya; Tanzania; Mozambique
25 KEN TAN 26 MOZ
species :
Cussonia zuluensis
Strey; Bothalia 11 (1-2): 195 (1973)
Name: Zulu Cabbage Tree
Distribution: Mozambique; South Africa (Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 MOZ 27 SAF SWZ
