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Genus: Cussonia
Life
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Order: Apiales > Family: Araliaceae
The 25 species
are native to tropical and southern Africa, as well as the Mascarene
Islands. There are 12 species in southern Africa.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants of
southern Africa - an online checklist (SANBI),
Flora of Zimbabwe
and Flora of
Mozambique.
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Cussonia angolensis |
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Cussonia arborea Recorded from
Zimbabwe and Mozambique. See
Flora of Zimbabwe. |
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Cussonia arenicola |
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Cussonia gamtoosensis |
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Cussonia natalensis
See
Flora of Zimbabwe. |
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Cussonia nicholsonii |
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Cussonia paniculata |
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Cussonia sphaerocephala |
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Cussonia spicata
See
Flora of Zimbabwe. |
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Cussonia thyrsiflora |
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Cussonia transvaalensis |
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Cussonia zuluensis |
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Publications
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Reyneke, W.F. 1981. 'n
Morfologies-taksonomiese studie van die familie Araliaceae in suidelike
Afrika. D.Sc. study, University of Pretoria, Pretoria.
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Reyneke, W.F. 1984. A new species of Cussonia
(Araliaceae) from the Transvaal. South African Journal of Botany 36:
369-373.
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Reyneke, W.F. & Kok, P.D.F. 1987. Two
varieties of Cussonia paniculata Eckl. & Zeyh. South African
Journal of Botany 53: 317.
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Strey, R.G. 1973. Notes on the genus Cussonia
in South Africa. Bothalia 11: 191-201.
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Strey, R.G. 1975. Araliaceae. A new species of
Cussonia from the southern Cape. Bothalia 11: 515.
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