Apodostigma One
species: Apodostigma pallens (recorded from Zimbabwe). |
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Allocassine One species:
Allocassine
laurifolia, found in dry forest and forested ravines from eastern
Zimbabwe down to the Eastern Cape. |
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Cassine The
three species are
endemic to southern Africa. Most of the non-southern African species that
were previously placed in Cassine are now in the genus Elaeodendron. |
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Catha One species:
Catha
edulis (see
Flora of Zimbabwe), widespread in the eastern parts of Africa and is also found on
the Arabian Peninsula and Madagascar. In southern Africa, its distribution
extends from Limpopo province down to the Eastern Cape. Chewing the leaves
provides an amphetamin-like stimulant action. |
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Elachyptera
Split off from Hippocratea. One species in southern Africa:
Elachyptera parvifolia (see
Flora of Zimbabwe). |
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Elaeodendron About 30
species, found worldwide with five species in southern Africa. An
additional two species are cultivated in the region. |
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Empleuridium One species:
Empleuridium
juniperinum, found only in the mountains of the Caledon district in
the Western Cape. |
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Gloveria One species:
Gloveria
integrifolia, found in the Northern and Western Cape. |
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Gymnosporia
About 80
species, native to Africa, Madagascar, southern Europe, Asia, Australia
and Polynesian Islands. There are 29 species native to southern Africa. |
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Lauridia
The two species are endemic to southern Africa. |
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Loeseneriella
Split off from Hippocratea.
Two species are native to southern Africa. |
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Lydenburgia Two species,
both endemic to southern Africa: one in Limpopo Province and the other in
Pondoland (Eastern Cape). |
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Maurocenia One species:
Maurocenia
frangula, found only in kloofs and coastal bush on the Cape Peninsula
and in the West Coast National Park. |
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Maytenus About 150 species
worldwide, of which 14 are native to southern Africa. An additional two
species are cultivated in the region. |
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Mystroxylon One species:
Mystroxylon
aethiopicum, widespread in Africa and the Mascarene Islands. |
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Pleurostylia
About 3-5
species, found in Africa, Mascarene Islands and Australasia. Two species
in southern Africa: Pleurostylia capensis
and Pleurostylia opposita (recorded from Zimbabwe). |
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Prionostemma
Split off from Hippocratea. One species in southern Africa:
Prionostemma delagoensis. |
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Pristimera
Split
off from Hippocratea. Three species in southern Africa. |
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Pseudosalacia One species:
Pseudosalacia streyi, which is a rare tree found in coastal forest
of KwaZulu-Natal. |
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Pterocelastrus The
four
species are all native to southern Africa but the distribution of the genus
extends as far north as Malawi. |
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Putterlickia The
four species
are all native to southern Africa. |
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Reissantia
Split
off from Hippocratea. Three species native to southern Africa. |
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Robsonodendron The
two
species are endemic to southern Africa, found in forest and coastal bush. |
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Salacia About 200 species
worldwide, of which five are native to southern Africa. |
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Simirestis Split
off from Hippocratea. One species in southern Africa -
Simirestis goetzei (recorded from Zimbabwe). |
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