Taxon profile

species

African Boxwood
Myrsine africana L.

kingdom Plantae - plants » divisio Magnoliophyta - flowering plants » class Rosopsida - eudicots » order Ericales » family Primulaceae » genus Myrsine - colicwood

Scientific synonyms

Myrsine africana var. acuminata C.Y. Wu & C. Chen
Myrsine bifaria Wall.
Myrsine africana var. bifaria (Wall.) Franch.
Myrsine africana var. glandulosa J.M. Zhang
Myrsine microphylla Hayata
Rhamnus myrtillus H. Lév.
Myrsine potama D. Don
Samara potama Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don
Myrsine africana var. retusa A. DC.
Myrsine vaccinifolia Hayata

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Author: Václav Hanzlík

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Links and literature

Botanical Society of British Isles [http://www.bsbi.org.uk/], Botany Department, The Natural History Museum [as Myrsine africana L.]
Data retrieved on: 11 May 2012

Kew Science - Plants of the World online 2024-05 [589037-1]

Kew Science - Plants of the World online [https://powo.science.kew.org], Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew [as Myrsine africana L.]
Data retrieved on: 1 February 2025

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