Clutia pulchella

Clutia pulchella

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Peraceae
Genus: Clutia
Species: Clutia pulchella
Varietiesː C. p. var. franksiae – C. p. var. obtusata – C. p. var. pulchella

Name

• Clutia pulchella L., 1753

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Clutia pulchella var. genuina Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 1045 (1866), not validly publ.
  • Clutia pulchella f. genuina (Müll.Arg.) Pax in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, III: 54 (1911), not validly publ.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional:Southern Africa Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe Introduced into: St.Helena References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1042. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Govaerts, R. 1999. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b). 1532 pp.. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-5720-098-8 (issue 1), ISBN 90-5720-099-6 (issue 2b). Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Clutia pulchella in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 March 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Clutia pulchella. Published online. Accessed: March 30 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. Clutia pulchella. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 March 30. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Clutia pulchella. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 March 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• Afrikaans: Bliksembos, Vratjievrugbliksembos
• English: Lightning bush, Warty-fruit lightning bush
• Setswana: Podimolwêtse
• isiXhosa: Iqadi, Ufiyo, Umsipane
• isiZulu: Ikhambi Lenkosi, Umembesa, Ungwaleni