Nuxia floribunda

Nuxia floribunda
Nuxia floribunda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Stilbaceae
Genus:	Nuxia
Species:	N. floribunda
Binomial name
Nuxia floribunda Benth.
Synonyms
Lachnopylis polyantha (Gilg) C.A.Sm. Nuxia floribunda var. holstii Gilg Nuxia holstii (Gilg) Gilg Nuxia polyantha Gilg Nuxia usambarensis Gilg Nuxia volkensii Gilg

Nuxia floribunda (forest elder, forest nuxia or wild elder) 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. Large panicles of sweetly-scented small white to cream flowers are produced from autumn to spring.^[1]

The species is native to South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.^[1][2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Burring, Jan-Hakon. "Nuxia floribunda' Benth.". PlantzAfrica. South African National Biodiversity Institute. http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantnop/nuxiaflor.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-26. 
2. ^ "Nuxia floribunda Benth". Flora of Zimbabwe. http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=144480. Retrieved 2009-10-26. 

• "Nuxia floribunda". Plantz Afrika. http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantnop/nuxiaflor.htm. Retrieved 2010-03-04.