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Nuxia congesta

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Ethnobotanical Use
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Internal ID UUID644028feea7a1201895007
Scientific name Nuxia congesta
Authority R.Br. ex Fresen.
First published in Flora 21: 606 (1838)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Lachnopylis angolensis (Gilg) Philipson Cat. Vasc. Pl. S. Tomé : 245 (1944)
Lachnopylis annobonensis Mildbr. Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 13: 702 (1937)
Lachnopylis breviflora (S.Moore) C.A.Sm. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 17 (1930)
Lachnopylis compacta C.A.Sm. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1931: 40 (1931)
Lachnopylis congesta (R.Br. ex Fresen.) C.A.Sm. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 17 (1930)
Lachnopylis emarginata (Sond.) C.A.Sm. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 17 (1930)
Lachnopylis flocculosa C.A.Sm. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1931: 40 (1931)
Lachnopylis goetzeana (Gilg) Greenway Check-Lists For. Trees & Shrubs Brit. Emp. 5(1): 133 (1940)
Lachnopylis guineensis Hutch. & M.B.Moss Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 2: 20 (1931)
Lachnopylis heterotricha C.A.Sm. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 17 (1930)
Lachnopylis mannii (Gilg) Hutch. & M.B.Moss Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 2: 20 (1931)
Lachnopylis montana C.A.Sm. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 31 (1930)
Lachnopylis odorata (Gilg) Greenway Check-Lists For. Trees & Shrubs Brit. Emp. 5(1): 133 (1940)
Lachnopylis platyphylla (Gilg) Greenway Check-Lists For. Trees & Shrubs Brit. Emp. 5(1): 133 (1940)
Lachnopylis pubescens (Sond.) C.A.Sm. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 17 (1930)
Lachnopylis sambesina (Gilg) C.A.Sm. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 17 (1930)
Lachnopylis saxatilis C.A.Sm. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 17 (1930)
Lachnopylis schistotricha C.A.Sm. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 30 (1930)
Lachnopylis speciosa C.A.Sm. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 17 (1930)
Lachnopylis ternifolia Hochst. Flora 26: 77 (1843)
Lachnopylis thomensis Philipson Cat. Vasc. Pl. S. Tomé : 245 (1944)
Lachnopylis tomentosa (Sond.) C.A.Sm. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 17 (1930)
Lachnopylis viscidulosa C.A.Sm. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 27 (1930)
Lachnopylis viscosa (Gibbs) C.A.Sm. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 17 (1930)
Nuxia angolensis Gilg Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 1: 74 (1895)
Nuxia breviflora S.Moore J. Bot. 41: 403 (1903)
Nuxia dekindtiana Gilg Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 32: 141 (1902)
Nuxia emarginata Sond. Linnaea 23: 83 (1850)
Nuxia gilletii De Wild. Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 5: 15 (1915)
Nuxia goetzeana Gilg Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 375 (1901)
Nuxia keniensis T.C.E.Fr. Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 697 (1924)
Nuxia latifolia T.C.E.Fr. Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 698 (1924)
Nuxia mannii Gilg Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 32: 140 (1902)
Nuxia odorata Gilg Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 376 (1901)
Nuxia platyphylla Gilg Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 32: 141 (1902)
Nuxia pubescens Sond. Linnaea 23: 84 (1850)
Nuxia rupicola Gilg Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 32: 142 (1902)
Nuxia sambesina Gilg Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas , C: 312 (1895)
Nuxia siebenlistii Gilg Forstw. Deutsch-Ostafr. : 113 (1914)
Nuxia tomentosa Sond. Linnaea 23: 84 (1850)
Nuxia viscosa Gibbs J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 454 (1906)
Nuxia congesta var. brevifolia Sond. Linnaea 23: 83. 1850
Lachnopylis emarginata var. brevifolia (Sond.) A.C.Sm. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 28 1930
Nuxia congesta var. emarginata (Sond.) Prain Fl. Cap. 4(1): 1042. 1909
Nuxia congesta var. tomentosa (Sond.) Cummins Fl. Cap. 4(1): 1042. 1909
Nuxia dentata var. transvaalensis S.Moore J. Bot. 41: 403. 1903
Nuxia congesta var. thomensis (Philipson) J.Lewis Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 3: 105. 1963
Lachnopylis platyphylla (Gilg) Dale Trees Shrubs Kenya Colony 124 1936

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Language Common/alternative name
English brittlewood nuxia
English brittle-wood
Afrikaans gewone wildevlier
Afrikaans broshout
Afrikaans wildevlier
Finnish suppuseljake
Japanese ヌクシア・コンゲスタ
xh umkhobesza
Chinese 脆木

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Eritrea
      • Ethiopia
      • Somalia
      • Sudan
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
      • Malawi
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Botswana
      • Cape Provinces
      • Free State
      • Kwazulu-Natal
      • Northern Provinces
      • Swaziland
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Ghana
      • Guinea
      • Ivory Coast
      • Liberia
      • Nigeria
      • Sierra Leone
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Burundi
      • Cameroon
      • Gulf Of Guinea Islands
      • Rwanda
      • Zaïre

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000797418
Tropicos 19000636
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:546816-1
The Plant List kew-335927
Open Tree Of Life 605583
NCBI Taxonomy 168485
IUCN Red List 146197740
IPNI 546816-1
iNaturalist 185371
GBIF 4055888
Wikipedia Nuxia_congesta

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Scientific Literature Top

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Medicinal Plants Used by Oromo Community in Kofale District, West-Arsi Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia Nuro GB, Tolossa K, Giday M J Exp Pharmacol 05-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10929209
doi:10.2147/JEP.S449496
PMID:38476311
Biodiversity and Structural Analysis of Woody Plant Species of Home Gardens in Basona Worana District, North Shoa Zone of Central Ethiopia Woldeyohannes A, Moges A Scientifica (Cairo) 08-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10869191
doi:10.1155/2024/5563636
PMID:38361969
Ecological determinants in plant community structure across dry afromontane forest patches of Northwestern Ethiopia Yinebeb M, Lulekal E, Bekele T BMC Ecol Evol 04-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10694892
doi:10.1186/s12862-023-02176-0
PMID:38049737
Djaffa Mountains guereza (Colobus guereza gallarum) abundance in forests of the Ahmar Mountains, Ethiopia Kufa CA, Bekele A, Atickem A, Zinner D Primate Biol 20-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10654609
doi:10.5194/pb-10-13-2023
PMID:38039330
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
Antibacterial Activity Against Multidrug-Resistant Clinical Isolates of Nine Plants from Chencha, Southern Ethiopia Manilal A, Sabu KR, Tsefaye A, Teshome T, Aklilu A, Seid M, Kayta G, Ayele AA, Idhayadhulla A Infect Drug Resist 27-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10150743
doi:10.2147/IDR.S402244
PMID:37138837
Population Structure and Regeneration Status of Woody Plant Species in Tulu Korma Dry Afromontane Forest, West Shewa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia Deressa D, Egigu MC, Sasikumar JM Scientifica (Cairo) 20-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10139819
doi:10.1155/2023/9964663
PMID:37122810
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
Diversity of woody species in traditional agroforestry practices in Wondo district, south-central Ethiopia Molla T, Asfaw Z, Muluneh MG, Worku BB Heliyon 07-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC9941991
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13549
PMID:36825171
Plant diversity and community analysis of Sele-Nono forest, Southwest Ethiopia: implication for conservation planning Kefalew A, Soromessa T, Demissew S Bot Stud 19-Jul-2022
PMCID:PMC9294133
doi:10.1186/s40529-022-00353-w
PMID:35851664
A Review on Medicinal Plants Used in the Management of Respiratory Problems in Ethiopia over a Twenty-Year Period (2000–2021) Haile AA, Tsegay BA, Seid A, Adnew W, Moges A Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 27-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9252637
doi:10.1155/2022/2935015
PMID:35795271
Habitat preferences, estimated abundance and behavior of tree hyrax (Dendrohyrax sp.) in fragmented montane forests of Taita Hills, Kenya Rosti H, Heiskanen J, Loehr J, Pihlström H, Bearder S, Mwangala L, Maghenda M, Pellikka P, Rikkinen J Sci Rep 15-Apr-2022
PMCID:PMC9012809
doi:10.1038/s41598-022-10235-7
PMID:35428748
Woody species composition and community types of Hangadi Watershed, Guji Zone, Ethiopia Tamiru B, Soromessa T, Warkineh B, Legesse G, Belina M BMC Ecol Evol 28-Dec-2021
PMCID:PMC8715571
doi:10.1186/s12862-021-01949-9
PMID:34963465
Ontogenetic niche shifts in a locally endangered tree species (Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata) in a disturbed forest in Northern Ethiopia: Implications for conservation Ourge Wegasie M, Klanderud K, Totland Ø, Eldegard K PLoS One 30-Sep-2021
PMCID:PMC8483397
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0256843
PMID:34591856
Studies on Activities and Chemical Characterization of Medicinal Plants in Search for New Antimalarials: A Ten Year Review on Ethnopharmacology Ceravolo IP, Aguiar AC, Adebayo JO, Krettli AU Front Pharmacol 22-Sep-2021
PMCID:PMC8493299
doi:10.3389/fphar.2021.734263
PMID:34630109

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