Gymnosporia buxifolia

Gymnosporia buxifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Celastrales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Celastrales

Familia: Celastraceae
Genus: Gymnosporia
Species: Gymnosporia buxifolia

Name

Gymnosporia buxifolia (L.) Szyszyl., Polypet. Discifl. Rehman. 2: 34 1888

Synonyms

• Catha buxifolia G. Don
• Celastrus andongensis Oliv.
• Celastrus buxifolius L.
• Celastrus cymosus Sol.
• Evonymoides buxifolia (L.) Moench
• Gymnosporia beniensis Robyns & Lawalrée
• Gymnosporia bequaertii De Wild.
• Gymnosporia brevipetala Loes.
• Gymnosporia condensata Sprague
• Gymnosporia nyassica Gilli
• Maytenus andongensis (Oliv.) Exell & Mendonca
• Maytenus angolensis Exell & Mendonca
• Maytenus brevipetala (Loes.) Wilczek
• Maytenus cymosa (Soland.) Exell

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.), Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia, Botswana, Angola, E-D.R. Congo (Zaire), ?Rwanda, ?Burundi, Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Szyszyłowicz, I. 1888. Polypetalae disciflorae Rehmannianae: sive, Enumeratio Linearum, Malpighiacearum, Zygophyllearum, Geraniacearum, Rutacearum, Ochnacearum, Burseracearum, Meliacearum, Olacinearum, Ilicinearum, Celastrinearum, Rhamnearum, Ampelidearum, Sapindacearum, Anacardiacearumque a cl. Dr. A. Rehmann annis 1875–1880 in Africa australi extratropica collectarum. [Preprinted or reprinted from Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Matematyczno-Przyrodniczego Akademii Umiejętności 18: 1–75.] 75 pp. Typis Universitatis Jagellonicae, Cracoviae [Kraków]. BHL Internet Archive Reference page. : 2: 34

Links

• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Gymnosporia buxifolia. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 2019 Oct. 3.
• Hassler, M. 2019. Gymnosporia buxifolia. 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. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 October 02. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Gymnosporia buxifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 October 02. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Gymnosporia buxifolia. Published online. Accessed: October 02 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Gymnosporia buxifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 October 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Gymnosporia buxifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Gewone pendoring, Lemoendoring, Stinkblombos, Rooidoring
English: Common spike-thorn, Pioneer spike-thorn
SiSwati: isiHlangu
Sesotho: Sephatwa (S), Mopadu (N)
Setswana: Motlhonu
Xitsonga: Xihlangwa
Tshivenda: Tshiphandwa
isiXhosa: umQaqoba
isiZulu: inGqwangane, inGqwangane yehlanze, uBangalala

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