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This species is accepted, and its native range is S. Tropical & S. Africa.

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Euclea crispa (Thunb.) Gürke appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status
Burchell [1706], South Africa K000350550
Drège [s.n.], South Africa K000350546
Drège [s.n.], South Africa K000350548
Drège [s.n.], South Africa K000350549
Wilms, F. [916], South Africa K000350547 isotype

First published in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(1): 158 (1891)

Accepted by

  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.

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