Schotia afra

Taxonavigation[edit]

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

Schotia afra (L.) Thunb., , Prodr. Pl. Cap. 1: 79 (1794)

Basionym
- Guaiacum afrum L., Sp. Pl. 1: 382 (1753)
Heterotypic
- Schotia parvifolia Jacq.
- Schotia speciosa Jacq. (1787)
- Schotia tamarindifolia Afzel. ex Sims
- Schotia speciosa var. tamarindifolia (Afzel. ex Sims) Harv.
- Theodora speciosa Medik.

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africal Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Namibia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Thunberg, C.P. 1794. Prodromus Plantarum Capensium, quas in promontorio Bonae Spei Africes, annis 1772–1775, collegit Carol. Pet. Thunberg. Pars prior pp. [i–xii, 1]–83 [84 err.]. Uppsala, J. Edman. BHL Reference page. : 79.

African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Schotia afra. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 2019 Sept. 14.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Schotia afra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Oct 22. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Schotia afra. Published online. Accessed: Oct 22 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Schotia afra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Oct 2020.
Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Schotia afra in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

English: Karoo boer-bean

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