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Mystroxylon aethiopicum

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Internal ID UUID643ff5f3bd716978091847
Scientific name Mystroxylon aethiopicum
Authority (Thunb.) Loes.
First published in Nat. Pflanzenfam. , Nachtr. 1: 223 (1897)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Mystroxylon pubescens Eckl. & Zeyh. Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. : 126 (1835)
Mystroxylon macrocarpum Sond. Fl. Cap. 1: 471 (1860)
Mystroxylon ussanguense Loes. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 345 (1901)
Mystroxylon englerianum Loes. Nat. Pflanzenfam. , Nachtr. 1: 223 (1897)
Mystroxylon goetzei Loes. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 158 (1900)
Mystroxylon holstii Loes. Nat. Pflanzenfam. , Nachtr. 1: 223 (1897)
Mystroxylon kubu Eckl. & Zeyh. Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. : 125 (1835)
Cassine aethiopica Thunb. Fl. Cap. 2: 227 (1818)
Cassine confertiflora Loes. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 553 (1893)
Cassine engleriana Loes. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 552 (1893)
Cassine holstii Loes. ex Engl. Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1894: 16 (1894)
Cassine macrocarpa Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 114 (1891)
Cassine oligantha Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 114 (1891)
Cassine pubescens Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 114 (1891)
Cassine schlechteri Davison Bothalia 2: 329 (1927)
Cassine sphaerophylla Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 114 (1891)
Cassine velutina Loes. ex Davison Bothalia 2: 328 (1927)
Elaeodendron aethiopicum Oliv. Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 365 (1868)
Elaeodendron athranthum C.Presl Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. , ser. 5, 3: 464 (1845)
Elaeodendron confertiflorum (Tul.) Szyszył. Polypet. Discifl. Rehman. 2: 37 1888
Elaeodendron oliganthum Baker J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 121 (1883)
Elaeodendron pubescens Herb. Mus. Vind. ex Ettingshausen, Blatt-Skel. Dikot. 157, fig. 132.
Elaeodendron sessiliflorum Ettingsh. Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 13: f. 4 (1857)
Elaeodendron sphaerophyllum C.Presl Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. , ser. 5, 3: 464 (1845)
Elaeodendron velutinum Harv. Thes. Cap. 2: 55 (1863)
Elaeodendron aethiopicum var. pubescens Oliv. Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 261 1868
Mystroxylon schlecteri Loes. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 159 (1900)
Mystroxylon aethiopicum subsp. schlechteri (Loes.) R.H.Archer Fl. Pl. Africa 55: t. 2134 (1997)
Mystroxylon athranthum Eckl. & Zeyh. Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. : 126 (1835)
Mystroxylon spilocarpum Eckl. & Zeyh. Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. : 126 (1835)
Mystroxylon sessiliflorum Eckl. & Zeyh. Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. : 126 (1835)
Mystroxylon confertiflorum Tul. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 4, 8: 106 (1857)
Mystroxylon sphaerophyllum Eckl. & Zeyh. Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. : 126 (1835)
Elaeodendron sphaerophyllum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) PRESL Bot. Bemerk. (K. Presl) 34 1844
Mystroxylon aethiopicum f. occidentale H.Perrier
Elaeodendron pubescens (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Ettingsh.
Cassine aethiopica var. pubescens (Oliv.) Cufod.
Mystroxylon aethiopicum var. pubescens (Oliv.) Brenan
Mystroxylon nyasicum Dunkley Check-Lists For. Trees & Shrubs Brit. Emp. 2: 38 (1936)

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Ethiopia
      • Somalia
      • Sudan
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
      • Malawi
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Botswana
      • Cape Provinces
      • Caprivi Strip
      • Free State
      • Kwazulu-Natal
      • Namibia
      • Northern Provinces
      • Swaziland
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Guinea
      • Nigeria
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Burundi
      • Cameroon
      • Central African Republic
      • Rwanda
      • Zaïre
    • Western Indian Ocean
      • Aldabra
      • Comoros
      • Madagascar

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000376745
Tropicos 6600058
INPN 807422
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:834947-1
Open Tree Of Life 55956
NCBI Taxonomy 353138
IPNI 834947-1
iNaturalist 429476
iNaturalist 429477
iNaturalist 429473
iNaturalist 429475
GBIF 7265777
EPPO MYYAE
Elurikkus 580313
USDA GRIN 24927

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The vegetation of Holocene coastal dunes of the Cape south coast, South Africa Cowling RM, Cawthra H, Privett S, Grobler BA PeerJ 12-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10722985
doi:10.7717/peerj.16427
PMID:38107568
Determinants of plant community along environmental gradients in Geramo forest, the western escarpment of the rift valley of Ethiopia Getaneh ZA, Demissew S, Woldu Z, Aynekulu E PLoS One 27-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10681247
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0294324
PMID:38011089
The Antioxidant Activity of Mistletoes (Viscum album and Other Species) Nicoletti M Plants (Basel) 20-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10384781
doi:10.3390/plants12142707
PMID:37514321
Lightning scars on tropical trees—Evidence and opportunities Zoletto B, van der Sande MT, van der Sleen P, Sheil D Ecol Evol 15-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10271212
doi:10.1002/ece3.10210
PMID:37332514
Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches Mutie FM, Mbuni YM, Rono PC, Mkala EM, Nzei JM, Phumthum M, Hu GW, Wang QF Plants (Basel) 02-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10005506
doi:10.3390/plants12051145
PMID:36904005
Canopy plant composition and structure of Cape subtropical dune thicket are predicted by the levels of fire exposure Strydom T, Kraaij T, Grobler BA, Cowling RM PeerJ 08-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9651048
doi:10.7717/peerj.14310
PMID:36389405
Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants utilized in the management of candidiasis in Northern Uganda Akwongo B, Katuura E, Nsubuga AM, Tugume P, Andama M, Anywar G, Namaganda M, Asimwe S, Kakudidi EK Trop Med Health 14-Oct-2022
PMCID:PMC9569084
doi:10.1186/s41182-022-00471-y
PMID:36242066
Technological and functional analysis of 80–60 ka bone wedges from Sibudu (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) d’Errico F, Backwell LR, Wadley L, Geis L, Queffelec A, Banks WE, Doyon L Sci Rep 29-Sep-2022
PMCID:PMC9523071
doi:10.1038/s41598-022-20680-z
PMID:36175454
Woody Species Composition, Plant Communities, and Environmental Determinants in Gennemar Dry Afromontane Forest, Southern Ethiopia Ahmed S, Lemessa D, Seyum A Scientifica (Cairo) 22-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9242778
doi:10.1155/2022/7970435
PMID:35784587
Ethnopharmacological Study of Medicinal Plants Used for the Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases and Their Associated Risk Factors in sub-Saharan Africa Odukoya JO, Odukoya JO, Mmutlane EM, Ndinteh DT Plants (Basel) 23-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9143319
doi:10.3390/plants11101387
PMID:35631812
Natural Products from Medicinal Plants against Phytopathogenic Fusarium Species: Current Research Endeavours, Challenges and Prospects Seepe HA, Nxumalo W, Amoo SO Molecules 29-Oct-2021
PMCID:PMC8587185
doi:10.3390/molecules26216539
PMID:34770948
A Review of Ethnoveterinary Knowledge, Biological Activities and Secondary Metabolites of Medicinal Woody Plants Used for Managing Animal Health in South Africa Selogatwe KM, Asong JA, Struwig M, Ndou RV, Aremu AO Vet Sci 12-Oct-2021
PMCID:PMC8537377
doi:10.3390/vetsci8100228
PMID:34679058
African Herbal Medicines: Adverse Effects and Cytotoxic Potentials with Different Therapeutic Applications Okaiyeto K, Oguntibeju OO Int J Environ Res Public Health 02-Jun-2021
PMCID:PMC8199769
doi:10.3390/ijerph18115988
PMID:34199632
Vhavenda Herbal Remedies as Sources of Antihypertensive Drugs: Ethnobotanical and Ethnopharmacological Studies Mudau G, Odeyemi S, Dewar J Oxid Med Cell Longev 11-Dec-2020
PMCID:PMC7748911
doi:10.1155/2020/6636766
PMID:33381266
The traditional use of southern African medicinal plants for the treatment of bacterial respiratory diseases: A review of the ethnobotany and scientific evaluations Cock IE, Van Vuuren SF J Ethnopharmacol 27-Jul-2020
PMCID:PMC7383173
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2020.113204
PMID:32730881

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