Xymalos

Xymalos monospora

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Laurales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Magnoliids Ordo: Laurales

Familia: Monimiaceae
Subfamilia: Mollinedioideae
Genus: Xymalos
Species: X. monospora

Name

Xymalos Baill., Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 650. (1886)

• monotypic taxon

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Paxiodendron Engl., Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 182. (1895)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Africa Regional:Central Africa Burundi, Malawi, Rwanda, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Regional:Western Africa Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea Is. Regional:Southern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Swaziland Regional:Eastern Africa Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Baillon, H. 1886. Liste des plantes de Madagascar (suite de la page 544). Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Paris 1: 548–552, 557–560, 562–568, 572–576, 582–584, 586–592, 594–600, 604–608, 614–616, 623–624. BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL Reference page. : 1: 650

Additional references

• Jordaan, M. & Lötter, M.C. 2012. Monimiaceae. Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on the monotypic genus Xymalos and general information on the family. Bothalia 42(1): 51–56. DOI: 10.4102/abc.v42i1.30 PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Xymalos in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Feb. 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Xymalos. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 20 2024.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Lemoenhout
English: Lemonwood
SiSwati: iMphisi-makhata, uBhokobhoko, uVethe
Sesotho: Motshekga
isiXhosa: iKhomanzi
isiZulu: uBhokobhoko, uVethe, uHlwehlwe, iThotshe, uMhlungwane

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