Ekebergia capensis

Ekebergia capensis

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: Ekebergia capensis

Name

Ekebergia capensis Sparrm.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Trichilia capensis (Sparrm.) Pers. in Syn. Pl. 1: 468 (1805)
• Heterotypic
  • Sorindeia doeringii Engl. & K.Krause in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 46: 339 (1911)
  • Polyscias lepidota Chiov. in Atti Reale Accad. Italia, Mem. Cl. Sci. Fis. 11: 32 (1940)
  • Charia chevalieri C.DC. in Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 9 (1907)
  • Charia indeniensis A.Chev. in Vég. Ut. Afr. Trop. Franç. 5: 194 (1909)
  • Ekebergia buchananii Harms in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 23: 164 (1896)
  • Ekebergia chevalieri (C.DC.) Harms in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 46: 161 (1911)
  • Ekebergia complanata Baker f. in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 132 (1905)
  • Ekebergia dahomensis A.Chev. in Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 112 (1920), nom. nud.
  • Ekebergia holtzii Harms in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 46: 160 (1911)
  • Ekebergia indeniensis (A.Chev.) Harms ex Engl. in H.G.A.Engler & C.G.O.Drude, Veg. Erde 9(III 1): 819 (1915)
  • Ekebergia meyeri C.Presl ex C.DC. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 1: 642 (1878)
  • Ekebergia mildbraedii Harms in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 229 (1917)
  • Ekebergia petitiana A.Rich. in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 105 (1848)
  • Ekebergia petitiana var. australia Baker f. in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 133 (1905)
  • Ekebergia rueppelliana (Fresen.) A.Rich. in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 105 (1848)
  • Ekebergia senegalensis A.Juss. in Bull. Sci. Nat. Géol. 23: 238bis (1830)
  • Ekebergia senegalensis var. coriacea C.DC. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 1: 642 (1878)
  • Ekebergia senegalensis var. parvifoliola C.DC. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 1: 642 (1878)
  • Trichilia ekebergia E.Mey. ex Sond. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 1: 246 (1860)
  • Trichilia rueppelliana Fresen. in Mus. Senckenberg. 2: 278 (1837)

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 capensis 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 capensis. 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 capensis. Published online. Accessed: January 27 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Ekebergia capensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 January 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ekebergia capensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Essenhout
English: Cape ash

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