Sclerocroton integerrimus
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID643fec7d86310377479201 |
| Scientific name | Sclerocroton integerrimus |
| Authority | Hochst. |
| First published in | Flora 28: 85 (1845) |
Description Top
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Sclerocroton integerrimus, commonly known as the duiker berry, is a tree in the family Euphorbiaceae native to Southern Africa. It is a small to medium-sized tree growing up to 15m tall, with smooth pale grey bark, and arching, weeping branches. The leaves are alternate, shiny and dark-green above, and paler beneath. The flowers are small yellowish flowers produced on terminal spikes, and the fruit is a 3-lobed capsule up to 25mm in diameter. The wood is heavy, hard and durable. The tree has a variety of uses, from traditional medicine to furniture making, and is also an important food source for wildlife.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Sapium armatum | Pax & K.Hoffm. | Pflanzenr. , IV, 147, V: 244 (1912) |
| Sapium integerrimum | (Hochst. ex Krauss) J.Léonard | Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 29: 142 (1959) |
| Sapium reticulatum | Pax | Pflanzenr. , IV, 147, V: 245 (1912) |
| Sclerocroton reticulatus | Hochst. | Flora 28: 85 (1845) |
| Stillingia integerrima | Baill. | Adansonia 3: 162 (1863) |
| Tragia integerrima | Hochst. | Flora 28: 85 (1845) |
| Tragia natalensis | Hochst. | Flora 28: 85 (1845) |
| Excoecaria hochstetteriana | Müll.Arg. | Linnaea 32: 122 (1863) |
| Excoecaria integerrima | Müll.Arg. | Prodr. 15(2): 948 (1866) |
| Excoecaria reticulata | Müll.Arg. | Prodr. 15(2): 1213 (1866) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
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| English | duikerberry-tree |
| Afrikaans | duikerbessie |
| ss | umhlalampunzi |
| Zulu | umhlalampunzi |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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- Extinct
- Introduced
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East Tropical Africa
- Tanzania
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South Tropical Africa
- Mozambique
- Zimbabwe
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Southern Africa
- Kwazulu-Natal
- Northern Provinces
- Swaziland
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West Tropical Africa
- Guinea
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West-central Tropical Africa
- Zaïre
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East Tropical Africa
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
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| World Flora Online | wfo-0000307437 |
| Tropicos | 12805127 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:356149-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-188722 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 3911805 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 1206814 |
| IUCN Red List | 62004297 |
| IPNI | 356149-1 |
| iNaturalist | 559524 |
| GBIF | 3061334 |
| Freebase | /m/0ch124k |
| EOL | 1150302 |
| Wikipedia | Sclerocroton_integerrimus |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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| Browse silage as potential feed for captive wild ungulates in southern Africa: A review | Mbatha KR, Bakare AG | Anim Nutr | 06-Jan-2018 |
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| The Colletotrichum boninense species complex | Damm U, Cannon PF, Woudenberg JH, Johnston PR, Weir BS, Tan YP, Shivas RG, Crous PW | Stud Mycol | 29-Feb-2012 |
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| In public collections | 0 |