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Family: Chrysobalanaceae Life
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Eurosid I > Order: Malpighiales
Seventeen genera and about 460 species worldwide
(lowland tropics and subtropics), with three genera and four species native to
southern Africa. In addition, there are four genera and four species that are cultivated
in the region.
Genera native to southern Africa
Hirtella
There are 103 species worldwide, of which one Hirtella zanzibarica is
native to southern Africa (Mozambique). See
Flora of Mozambique. |
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Maranthes
Twelve species globally, most of which occur in tropical Africa.
Maranthes goetzeniana is native to southern Africa (Zimbabwe and
Mozambique) - see
Flora of Zimbabwe. |
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Parinari
About 43 species (tropics and subtropics worldwide) of which two are native
to southern Africa.
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Other genera, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Chrysobalanus
One unnamed species cultivated in southern Africa, native to South America
and west |
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Dactyladenia
[= Acioa] About 27 species, native to tropical Africa. Dactyladenia barteri has
been cultivated in southern Africa. |
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Licania
About 171 species, native to tropical America and Africa.
Licania tomentosa (Oiti, Da Praia), from Brazil, is cultivated in
southern Africa.
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Lyonothamnus
Native to South America and West Africa. Lyonothamnus
floribundus from California has been cultivated in southern Africa. |
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Publications
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Glen, H.F. 2002. Cultivated plants of
southern Africa. Jacana, Johannesburg.
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Jordaan, M. 2000. Chrysobalanaceae. In: Seed Plants of
Southern Africa (ed. O.A. Leistner). Strelitzia 10: 226-227.
National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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