Elaeodendron schinoides
Appearance
Elaeodendron schinoides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Celastrales |
Family: | Celastraceae |
Genus: | Hartogiella Codd, 1983 |
Species: | H. schinoides
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Binomial name | |
Hartogiella schinoides (Spreng.) Codd
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Synonyms | |
Hartagia |
Hartogiella is a genus of flowering plants within the family Celastraceae.
It contains one species, Hartogiella schinoides (known as the spoonwood or smalblad), a medium-sized tree from the southern Western Cape province of South Africa. It has opposing leaves that show elastic threads when broken, and red fleshy fruit that becomes dry later in the year.
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