Nuxia
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Nuxia is a genus of plant
in the family Stilbaceae
. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in the family Stilbaceae
Stilbaceae
Stilbaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales.Genera include:*Anastrabe E. Mey. ex Benth.*Bowkeria Harv.*Campylostachys Kunth*Charadrophila Marloth*Euthystachys A. DC.*Halleria L.*Ixianthes Benth....
. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):
- Nuxia glomerulataNuxia glomerulataNuxia glomerulata is a species of plant in the Stilbaceae family. It is endemic to South Africa. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Hilton-Taylor, C. et al. 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, (C.A.Sm.) I.Verd. - Nuxia congesta, a hardwood tree living on the slopes of Mount Kenya
- Nuxia floribundaNuxia floribundaNuxia floribunda is a species of tree, native to Africa. It usually grows to between 3 and 10 metres tall, although it occasionally may grow as tall as 25 metres. It has a crooked trunk, rough flaking bark and a rounded canopy...
- forest elder, forest nuxia or wild elder