Nuxia verticillata
Species of flowering plant
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Nuxia verticillata is a species of flowering plant in the family Stilbaceae. It is a tree with elliptical to oblong-elliptical leaves, and pyramidal inflorescences.
| Nuxia verticillata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Stilbaceae |
| Genus: | Nuxia |
| Species: | N. verticillata |
| Binomial name | |
| Nuxia verticillata | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Aegiphila nuxia Willd. | |
The species is native to the Mascarene Islands. It was described in 1792. The wood is used in construction.
Taxonomy
The species was first described by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, in the Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique.[2] The description was published in 1792.[1]
Distribution
Description
Nuxia verticillata is a tree.[1] It has elliptical to oblong-elliptical leaves, which are up to 11 centimetres (4.3 in) long, and 7 centimetres (2.8 in) wide. The leaves have smooth margins.[3]
The inflorescences are up to 20 centimetres (7.9 in) long, and 28 centimetres (11 in) wide, pyramidal in shape, and have angled branches. The calyx is around 2 millimetres (0.079 in) long, and the corolla is around twice as long.[3]
Uses
Nomenclature
In French, the species is known as bois maigre.[4]
