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Brunia africana

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Brunia africana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Bruniales
Family: Bruniaceae
Genus: Brunia
Species:
B. africana
Binomial name
Brunia africana
(Burm.f.) Class.-Bockh. & E.G.H.Oliv.
Synonyms
  • Baeckea africana Burm.f.
  • Baeckea thyrsiflora Harv. & Sond.
  • Baeckea thyrsophara Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Brunia pinifolia Brongn.
  • Brunia thyrsophora Walp.
  • Linconia tamariscina E.Mey.
  • Pseudobaeckea africana (Burm.f.) Pillans
  • Pseudobaeckea pinifolia (Brongn.) Nied.
  • Phylica pinifolia L.f.
  • Phylica thyrsophora Steud.

Brunia africana is a shrub belonging to the genus Brunia.[1] The species is endemic to the Western Cape and is part of the fynbos.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=772-51 REDLIST Sanbi
  2. ^ https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77114353-1 Plants of the World Online
  3. ^ John Manning. 2018. Field Guide to Fynbos, Struik Nature, 2018 ISBN 978 1 77584 590 4