Xymalos

Xymalos monospora

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Laurales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Magnoliids Ordo: Laurales

Familia: Monimiaceae
Subfamilia: Mollinedioideae
Genus: Xymalos
Species: X. monospora

Name

Xymalos Baill., Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 650. (1886)

monotypic taxon

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Paxiodendron Engl., Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 182. (1895)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Africa
- Regional:Central Africa
  - Burundi, Malawi, Rwanda, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
- Regional:Western Africa
  - Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea Is.
- Regional:Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Swaziland
- Regional:Eastern Africa
  - Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Baillon, H. 1886. Liste des plantes de Madagascar (suite de la page 544). Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Paris 1: 548–552, 557–560, 562–568, 572–576, 582–584, 586–592, 594–600, 604–608, 614–616, 623–624. BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL Reference page. : 1: 650

Additional references

Jordaan, M. & Lötter, M.C. 2012. Monimiaceae. Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on the monotypic genus Xymalos and general information on the family. Bothalia 42(1): 51–56. DOI: 10.4102/abc.v42i1.30 PDF Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Xymalos in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Feb. 20. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Xymalos. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 20 2024. Reference page.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Lemoenhout
English: Lemonwood
SiSwati: iMphisi-makhata, uBhokobhoko, uVethe
Sesotho: Motshekga
isiXhosa: iKhomanzi
isiZulu: uBhokobhoko, uVethe, uHlwehlwe, iThotshe, uMhlungwane

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