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Genus:
Citharexylum
Life
> eukaryotes >
Archaeoplastida >
Chloroplastida
>
Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants)
> Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants)
> Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering
plants) > Eudicotyledons > Core Eudicots > Asterids > Euasterid I > Order: Lamiales > Family: Verbenaceae
Five species cultivated, one of which has become naturalised
in Zimbabwe. The wood is used for making musical instruments.
Species naturalised in southern Africa
List from
Flora of Zimbabwe.
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Citharexylum spinosum
Recorded from Zimbabwe.
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Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from
Glen (2002).
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Citharexylum cinereum (Pigeon-feed)
Native to tropical America.
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Citharexylum fruticosum
Native to tropical America.
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Citharexylum montevidense
Native to Brazil and Uruguay.
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Citharexylum quadrangalure (Fiddlewood)
Native to the West Indies.
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