https://wiki.sarg.dev/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Euclea Euclea - Revision history 2026-08-04T13:58:11Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.44.2 https://wiki.sarg.dev/index.php?title=Euclea&diff=720397&oldid=prev imported>InternetArchiveBot: Rescuing 1 sources and tagging 0 as dead.) #IABot (v2.0.9.5 2024-03-17T22:54:20Z <p>Rescuing 1 sources and tagging 0 as dead.) #IABot (v2.0.9.5</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}<br /> {{For|the insect genus|Euclea (moth)}}<br /> {{Automatic taxobox<br /> |image = Euclea racemosa - Sea Guarrie Tree - flowers 6.JPG<br /> |image_caption = &#039;&#039;[[Euclea racemosa]]&#039;&#039;, the sea guarri<br /> |taxon = Euclea<br /> |authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]<br /> |synonyms_ref = &lt;ref name=d/&gt;<br /> |synonyms =<br /> *&#039;&#039;Diplonema&#039;&#039; &lt;small&gt;G.Don&lt;/small&gt;<br /> *&#039;&#039;Rymia&#039;&#039; &lt;small&gt;Endl.&lt;/small&gt;<br /> *&#039;&#039;Kellaua&#039;&#039; &lt;small&gt;A.DC.&lt;/small&gt;<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Euclea&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;, from the Greek &#039;&#039;[[Eucleia|eukleia]]&#039;&#039; meaning &quot;glory and fame&quot;,&lt;ref name=sto&gt;{{cite web |last1=Stoll |first1=Nicolette |title=&#039;&#039;Euclea crispa&#039;&#039; (Thunb.) Gürke subsp. &#039;&#039;crispa&#039;&#039; |date=August 2010 |url=http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantefg/eucleacrispacrispa.htm |website=PlantZAfrica.com |publisher=SANBI |accessdate=28 October 2015 |archive-date=2 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802041931/http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantefg/eucleacrispacrispa.htm |url-status=dead }}&lt;/ref&gt; denotes a group of [[flowering plant]]s in the [[Ebenaceae]] or [[ebony]] family. They were described as a genus by [[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] in 1774.&lt;ref&gt;Linnaeus, Carl von. 1774. [[Systema Naturae|Systema Vegetabilium]]. Editio decima tertia 747&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40006639 Tropicos, &#039;&#039;Euclea&#039;&#039; L]&lt;/ref&gt; The genus includes [[evergreen]] [[tree]]s and [[shrub]]s, native to [[Africa]], the [[Comoro Islands]] and [[Arabia]].&lt;ref name=d&gt;[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=385282 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]&lt;/ref&gt; Several species are used for [[timber]], producing a hard, dark [[heartwood]] timber similar to ebony.<br /> <br /> ==Species==<br /> There are some 16 to 18 species, including:&lt;ref name=d/&gt;&lt;ref name=tpl&gt;{{cite web |title=&#039;&#039;Euclea&#039;&#039; |url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Euclea |website=The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1 |accessdate=28 October 2015}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> {{div col|colwidth=24em}}<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Euclea acutifolia]]&#039;&#039; &lt;small&gt;E.Mey. ex A.DC.&lt;/small&gt; – [[Cape Province]]<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Euclea angolensis]]&#039;&#039; &lt;small&gt;Gürke&lt;/small&gt; – [[Angola]]<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Euclea asperrima]]&#039;&#039; &lt;small&gt;E.Holzh.&lt;/small&gt; – [[Namibia]]<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Euclea balfourii]]&#039;&#039; &lt;small&gt;Hiern ex Balf.f.&lt;/small&gt;<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Euclea coriacea]]&#039;&#039; &lt;small&gt;A.DC.&lt;/small&gt; – [[Lesotho]], [[South Africa]]<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Euclea crispa]]&#039;&#039; &lt;small&gt;(Thunb.) Gürke&lt;/small&gt; – southern Africa<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Euclea dewinteri]]&#039;&#039; &lt;small&gt;Retief&lt;/small&gt; – [[Limpopo]]<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Euclea divinorum]]&#039;&#039; &lt;small&gt;Hiern&lt;/small&gt; – from [[Ethiopia]] to [[KwaZulu-Natal]]<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Euclea lancea]]&#039;&#039; &lt;small&gt;Thunb.&lt;/small&gt; – [[Cape Province]]<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Euclea laurina]]&#039;&#039; &lt;small&gt;Hiern ex Balf.f.&lt;/small&gt;<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Euclea natalensis]]&#039;&#039; &lt;small&gt;A.DC.&lt;/small&gt; – from [[Somalia]] to [[KwaZulu-Natal]]<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Euclea neghellensis]]&#039;&#039; &lt;small&gt;Cufod.&lt;/small&gt; – [[Ethiopia]]<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Euclea polyandra]]&#039;&#039; &lt;small&gt;(L.f.) E.Mey. ex Hiern&lt;/small&gt; – [[Cape Province]]<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Euclea pseudebenus]]&#039;&#039; &lt;small&gt;E.Mey. ex A.DC.&lt;/small&gt; – [[Angola]], [[Namibia]], [[Cape Province]]<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Euclea racemosa]]&#039;&#039; &lt;small&gt;L.&lt;/small&gt; – from [[Egypt]] to [[Cape Province]]; [[Comoros]], [[Oman]], [[Yemen]]<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Euclea sekhukhuniensis]]&#039;&#039; &lt;small&gt;Retief, S.J.Siebert &amp; A.E.van Wyk&lt;/small&gt; – [[Mpumalanga]]<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Euclea tomentosa]]&#039;&#039; &lt;small&gt;E.Mey. ex A.DC.&lt;/small&gt; – [[Cape Province]]<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Euclea undulata]]&#039;&#039; &lt;small&gt;Thunb.&lt;/small&gt; – from [[Zimbabwe]] to [[KwaZulu-Natal]]<br /> {{div col end}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *{{Wikispecies-inline|Euclea|&#039;&#039;Euclea&#039;&#039;}}<br /> *{{Commons category-inline|Euclea (Ebenaceae)|&#039;&#039;Euclea&#039;&#039; (Ebenaceae)}}<br /> <br /> {{Taxonbar|from=Q777327}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Euclea| ]]<br /> [[Category:Ericales genera]]</div> imported>InternetArchiveBot