Nuxia floribunda

Nuxia floribunda
	Foliage and inflorescences
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	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, the forest elder, forest nuxia or wild elder, is a species of tree in the Stilbaceae family, that is native to moist regions of southern Africa, East Africa and central tropical Africa.

Habit

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]

Range

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

References

^ ^a ^b Burring, Jan-Hakon (August 2004). "Nuxia floribunda Benth". PlantZAfrica. Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, SANBI. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
^ "Nuxia floribunda Benth". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2009-10-26.

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[jhb-1] Burring, Jan-Hakon (August 2004). "Nuxia floribunda Benth". PlantZAfrica. Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, SANBI. Retrieved 1 July 2015.

[2] "Nuxia floribunda Benth". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2009-10-26.

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