Nuxia congesta
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N. congesta
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Nuxia congesta, commonly known as brittle-wood, is a species of tree in the Stilbaceae family, with an extensive range in the Afrotropics.[2] The species is named congesta for its dense inflorescences.[2][3]
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Range
The species is native to South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, northwards to tropical Africa, Ethiopia and southern Arabia.[4][3] It is also found on the islands in the Gulf of Guinea.[3]
Habitat
It is a component of woodland, bushveld or grassland, and occurs along forest verges, but has a predisposition for rocky terrain[2][3] and cliff ledges.
Similar species
Nuxia glomerulata has a restricted range between Pretoria and Zeerust, South Africa, and differs by its more elliptic, leathery and glabrous leaves.[2] Nuxia floribunda carries the leaves on long and slender petioles, and has larger and less dense inflorescences.[2][4]
References
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