423.0000
Family
Ebenaceae Gürke; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 1: 153 (1892), nom. cons.
3 genera, ca. 600 spp. mostly tropical Asia, few Australia/America
Species listed in database: 818; hybrids: 1
= Diospyraceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 271, 294 (1818)
= Diospyraceae D.L.Fu; Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(5): 352 (2024), nom. illeg.
= Lissocarpaceae Gilg; Syllabus (ed. 9 & 10): 324 (1924), nom. cons.
423.2002
Genus
Euclea L.; Syst. Veg., ed. 13 [J.A.Murray] 747 (1774)
Distribution: E- and South Africa, Comores, Socotra, 1 to Arabian Peninsula
Species listed in database: 18
= Diplonema G.Don; Gen. Hist. 4: 42 (1837)
= Kellaua A.DC.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 16: 96 (1842)
= Rymia Endl.; Gen. Pl. [Endlicher] 743 (1839)
species :
Euclea acutifolia
E.Mey. ex A.DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 217 (1844)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Euclea dregeana A.DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 216 (1844)
species :
Euclea angolensis
Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 32: 138 (1902)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
species :
Euclea asperrima
E.Holzh.; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 9-10: 450 (1954)
Distribution: Namibia
27 NAM
species :
Euclea coriacea
A.DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 216 (1844)
Name: Mountain Guarri
Distribution: South Africa (Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
species :
Euclea crispa
(Thunb.) Gürke; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 1: 158 (1891)
subspecies :
subsp. crispa
Name: Blue Guarri, Bush Guarri
Distribution: Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 LES SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Euclea antunesii Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 32: 138 (1902)
= Euclea bakeriana Brenan; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8: 238 (1953)
= Euclea baumii Gürke; Kunene-Sambesi-Exped. [Warburg] 327 (1903)
= Euclea dekindtii Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 32: 138 (1902)
= Euclea desertorum Eckl. & Zeyh.; Linnaea 20: 192 (1847)
= Euclea guerkei Hiern; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 4(1): 466 (1906)
= Euclea lanceolata E.Mey. ex A.DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 218 (1844)
= Euclea ochrocarpa E.Mey.; Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Docum. [Drège] 184 (1844), nom. inval.
subspecies :
subsp. ovata
(Burch.) F.White; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 50(3-4): 397 (1980)
Name: Karroo Guarri
Distribution: Botswana; South Africa (North-West Prov., Free State, N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 BOT SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Euclea crispa var. ovata (Burch.) De Winter; Bothalia 7: 403 (1960)
= Euclea ovata Burch.; Trav. S. Africa 1: 387 (1822)
= Euclea rufescens E.Mey.; Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Docum. [Drège] 184 (1844), nom. inval.
= Royena rufescens E.Mey.; Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Docum. [Drège] 217 (1843)
species :
Euclea daphnoides
Hiern; Trans. Cambridge Philos. Soc. 12(1): 102 (1873)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Euclea racemosa subsp. daphnoides (Hiern) F.White; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 50: 399 (1980)
= Euclea schimperi var. daphnoides (Hiern) De Winter; Fl. S. Africa [ed. L.E.W.Codd et al.] 26: 99 (1963)
species :
Euclea dewinteri
Retief; Bothalia 16(2): 228 (1986)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga)
27 SAF
species :
Euclea divinorum
Hiern; Trans. Cambridge Philos. Soc. 12: 99 (1873)
Name: Magic Guarri
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Somalia; Soqotra; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia (incl. Caprivi Strip); Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
23 BUR RWA ZAI 24 ETH SOC SOM SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Embelia oleifolia S.Moore; J. Bot. 47: 297 (1909)
= Euclea balfourii Hiern ex Balf.f.; Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 12: 406 (1884)
= Euclea huillensis Gürke; Kunene-Sambesi-Exped. [Warburg] 326 (1903)
= Euclea katangensis De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 4, 1: 222 (1903)
= Euclea keniensis R.E.Fr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 331 (1925)
= Euclea kiwuensis Gürke; Wiss. Ergebn. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped. (1907-1908), Bot. 2: 522 (1913)
= Euclea laurina Hiern ex Balf.f.; Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 12: 406 (1884)
= Euclea stuhlmannii Gürke; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C 305 (1895)
species :
Euclea lancea
Thunb.; Prodr. Pl. Cap. 2: 85 (1800)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Euclea rigida E.Mey.; Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Docum. [Drège] 184 (1844), nom. inval.
species :
Euclea linearis
Zeyh.; Linnaea 20: 192 (1847)
Name: Lance-leaved Guarri
Distribution: Zimbabwe; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
26 ZIM 27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Euclea crispa subsp. linearis (Zeyh. ex Hiern) F.White; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 50(3-4): 396 (1980)
= Euclea eylesii Hiern; J. Bot. 45: 47 (1907)
species :
Euclea natalensis
A.DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 218 (1844)
subspecies :
subsp. natalensis
Name: Natal Guarri
Distribution: Mozambique; Botswana; South Africa (Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 MOZ 27 BOT SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Royena macrophylla E.Mey. ex A.DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 218 (1844), pro syn.
subspecies :
subsp. acutifolia
F.White; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 50(3-4): 397 (1980)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM
subspecies :
subsp. angolensis
F.White; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 50(3-4): 397 (1980)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Euclea multiflora Hiern; Trans. Cambridge Philos. Soc. 12: 100 (1873)
subspecies :
subsp. angustifolia
F.White; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 50(3-4): 397 (1980)
Distribution: Zimbabwe; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Mpulamanga)
26 ZIM 27 BOT SAF
subspecies :
subsp. capensis
F.White; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 50(3-4): 397 (1980)
Name: Cedarberg Guarri
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
subspecies :
subsp. magutensis
F.White; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 50(3-4): 398 (1980)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
subspecies :
subsp. obovata
F.White; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 50(3-4): 398 (1980)
Distribution: Somalia; Kenya; Tanzania; Malawi; Mozambique; South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
24 SOM 25 KEN TAN 26 MLW MOZ 27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Euclea fructuosa Hiern; Trans. Cambridge Philos. Soc. 12: 101 (1873)
subspecies :
subsp. rotundifolia
F.White; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 50(3-4): 398 (1980)
Name: Tonga Guarri
Distribution: Mozambique; South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
26 MOZ 27 SAF
species :
Euclea neghellensis
Cufod.; Missione Biol. Borana 155 (1939)
Distribution: Ethiopia
24 ETH
species :
Euclea polyandra
(L.f.) E.Mey. ex Hiern; Trans. Cambridge Philos. Soc. 12: 92 (1873)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Diplonema elliptica G.Don; Gen. Hist. 4: 42 (1837)
= Euclea elliptica (G.Don) A.DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 216 (1844)
= Euclea ferruginea Bernh.; Flora 27: 825 (1844)
= Euclea pubescens Eckl. & Zeyh.; Linnaea 20: 192 (1847), nomen
= Royena ovalifolia Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 285 (1796)
= Royena polyandra L.f.; Suppl. Pl. [Linnaeus f.] 240 (1782)
= Rymia polyandra (L.f.) Endl.; Cat. Horti Vindob. 2: 123 (1842)
species :
Euclea pseudebenus
E.Mey.; Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Docum. [Drège] 184 (1844)
Name: Ebony Tree
Distribution: Angola; Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
26 ANG 27 NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Diospyros pseudebenus (E.Mey. ex A.DC.) P.Parm.; Histol. Ébén. 29 (1892)
= Euclea angustifolia Benth.; Niger Fl. [W.J.Hooker] 441 (1849)
species :
Euclea racemosa
L.; Syst. Veg., ed. 13 [J.A.Murray] 747 (1774)
subspecies :
subsp. racemosa
Name: Sea Guarri
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
subspecies :
subsp. bernardii
F.White; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 50: 398 (1980)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
subspecies :
subsp. macrophylla
(E.Mey. ex A.DC.) F.White; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 50: 399 (1980)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Euclea macrophylla E.Mey. ex A.DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 218 (1844)
subspecies :
subsp. schimperi
(A.DC.) F.White; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 50: 399 (1980)
Name: Bush Guarri
Distribution: Egypt (SE-Egypt); D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Djibouti; Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; South Africa (Limpopo); Comores; Saudi Arabia (Rub al Khali, Asir); Oman (Dhofar); Yemen (W-Yemen)
20 EGY 23 RWA ZAI 24 DJI ERI ETH SOM SSU SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 NAM SAF 29 COM 35 OMA SAU YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Euclea bilocularis Hiern; Trans. Cambridge Philos. Soc. 12: 102 (1873)
= Euclea karaguensis Gürke; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C 305 (1895)
= Euclea kellau Hochst.; Flora 26: 83 (1843), nom. superfl.
= Euclea latidens Stapf; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 525 (1906)
= Euclea mayottensis H.Perrier; Mém. Inst. Sci. Madagascar, Sér. B, Biol. Vég. 4: 93 (1952)
= Euclea microcarpa Gürke; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C 305 (1895)
= Euclea mildbraedii Gürke; Wiss. Ergebn. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped. (1907-1908), Bot. 2: 522 (1913)
= Euclea schimperi (A.DC.) Dandy; Fl. Pl. Sudan 2: 370 (1952)
= Euclea urijiensis Hiern; J. Bot. 33: 179 (1895)
= Kellaua schimperi A.DC.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 18: 209 (1842)
= Maba mildbraedii Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 43: 328 (1909)
subspecies :
subsp. sinuata
F.White; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 50: 399 (1980)
Distribution: Mozambique; South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
26 MOZ 27 SAF
subspecies :
subsp. zuluensis
F.White; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 50: 399 (1980)
Name: White-stem Guarri
Distribution: Mozambique; South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 MOZ 27 SAF SWZ
species :
Euclea sekhukhuniensis
Retief, S.J.Siebert & A.E.van Wyk; Bothalia 38(1): 32 (2008)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga)
27 SAF
species :
Euclea tomentosa
E.Mey.; Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Docum. [Drège] 184 (1844)
Name: Honey Guarri
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Euclea kraussiana Benth.; Flora 27: 824 (1844)
species :
Euclea undulata
Thunb.; Nov. Gen. Pl. [Thunberg] 5: 86 (1784)
Name: Common Guarri
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Euclea humilis Eckl. & Zeyh.; Linnaea 20: 192 (1847)
variant :
var. myrtina
(Burch.) Hiern; Trans. Cambridge Philos. Soc. 12: 106 (1873)
Name: Small-leaved Guarri
Distribution: Namibia; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 NAM SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Euclea myrtina Burch.; Trav. S. Africa 2: 588 (1824)
