Maurocenia frangula

PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / CELASTRALES / CELASTRACEAE / CASSINOIDEAE / CASSINEAE / MAUROCENIA / FRANGULA

Maurocenia frangula Mill.

LC Indigenous Endemic

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Morphological description

Often monoecious shrub to spreading tree. Leaves opposite, broadly elliptic to orbicular, leathery and rigid, margins revolute. Flowers in axillary cymes, cream-coloured, honey-scented. Berries red. From: Archer, RH; Jordaan, M. 2012. Celastraceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 463-466. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Habitat

Coastal bush or forests. From: Archer, RH; Jordaan, M. 2012. Celastraceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 463-466. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Distribution

Saldanha Bay to Cape Peninsula. From: Archer, RH; Jordaan, M. 2012. Celastraceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 463-466. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Flowering time

April

Altitude

10 to 945 m

Occurrence records map

This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations

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Residence status

Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature

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Names and Sources

Accepted name

Maurocenia frangula Mill.

Nomenclature note: as 'frangularia'

Synonym(s)

Cassine maurocenia L.

Maurocenia capensis Sond.

Maurocenia frangularia Willd.

Common name	Language	Reference/barcode
aasvodlbessie	Afrikaans	Van Wyk, AE; Van den Berg, E; Coates Palgrave, M; Jordaan, M. 2011. Dictionary of names for southern African trees. Briza, Arcadia.
aasvodlbessie	Afrikaans	Von Breitenbach, JM; De Winter, B; Poynton, R; Van den Berg, E; Van Wyk, AE. 2001. Pocket list of southern Africa indigenous trees. Briza publications & Dendrological foundation, Pretoria.
bittersweet-cherry	English	Van Wyk, AE; Van den Berg, E; Coates Palgrave, M; Jordaan, M. 2011. Dictionary of names for southern African trees. Briza, Arcadia.
Hottentotskersie	Afrikaans	NBG1532329-0
nastergalkersie	Afrikaans	Van Wyk, AE; Van den Berg, E; Coates Palgrave, M; Jordaan, M. 2011. Dictionary of names for southern African trees. Briza, Arcadia.

Classification

KINGDOM Plantae

SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae

PHYLUM Anthophyta

ORDER Celastrales

FAMILY Celastraceae

SUBFAMILY Cassinoideae

TRIBE Cassineae

GENUS Maurocenia

SPECIES frangula

43 results for Maurocenia frangula Mill.

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Specimen records

Barcode: GHPG$0004456-0 Collector(s) & number: Joubert, CE, 1236 | 2013-6-11

South Africa, Western Cape, Betty's Bay. Shelley Beach thicket.

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Barcode: PRE0277528-0 Collector(s) & number: Marloth, HWR, 12044 | 1925-4-5

South Africa, Western Cape, CAPE PENINSULA; TABLE MT.; GROTTO RAVINE

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Barcode: PRE0762595-0 Collector(s) & number: Van Jaarsveld, EJ, 3171b | 1978-5-18

South Africa, Western Cape, CAPE PENINSULA; CHAPMANS PEAK

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Barcode: PRE0277521-0 Collector(s) & number: Marais, W, 601 | 1954-12-7

South Africa, Western Cape, CAPE PENINSULA; BAKOVEN BAY; ON SLOPES OF BAKOVEN BAY

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Barcode: PRE0504283-0 Collector(s) & number: Smuts, JC, 1154 | 1924-2-

South Africa, Western Cape, Hout Bay.

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Barcode: PRE0042273-0 Collector(s) & number: Poynton, RJ, PRE 62291 | 1989-5-6

South Africa, Western Cape, Simon's Town District: Miller's Point; Beach front.

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Barcode: PRE0277526-0 Collector(s) & number: Marloth, HWR, 97 | 1884-5-

South Africa, Western Cape, TABLE MT.

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Barcode: PRE0719947-0 Collector(s) & number: Rourke, JP, 1855 | 1986-10-13

South Africa, Western Cape, SIMONSTOWN DIST; HANGKLIP PEAK; EASTERN SIDE FACING BLESBERG

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Barcode: PRE0645201-0 Collector(s) & number: Taylor, HC, 10531 | 1983-2-22

South Africa, Western Cape, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE; NATURE RESERVE. BOOISEKERM

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Barcode: NBG1532320-0 Collector(s) & number: Rourke, JP, 1855 | 1986-6-13

South Africa, Western Cape, Hangklip Peak, eastern side, facing Blesberg.

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Barcode: NBG1532329-0 Collector(s) & number: Unknown, 205 | 1987-4-3

South Africa, Western Cape, Endemies aan Swk kaapse Skiereiland.

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Barcode: NBG1532326-0 Collector(s) & number: Kruger, FJ, 1050 | 1970-8-17

South Africa, Western Cape, Jinkershoek State Forest. Swartboschkloof Nature Reserve.

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Barcode: PRE0277519-0 Collector(s) & number: Marais, W, 606 | 1954-12-7

South Africa, Western Cape, CAPE PENINSULA; HOUT BAY; BLACKBURNKLOOF NR. HOUTBAY

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Barcode: GHPG$0003078-0 Collector(s) & number: Spencer, CR, 9 | 2005-5-5

South Africa, Western Cape, Groothangklip Mountains.

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Barcode: NBG1532315-0 Collector(s) & number: Boucher, C, 2800a | 1975-8-13

South Africa, Western Cape, Postberg Nature Reserve, Langebaan. Peninsula. Cape Town.

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Barcode: PRE0277522-0 Collector(s) & number: Marais, W, 606 | 1954-12-7

South Africa, Western Cape, CAPE PENINSULA; HOUT BAY; BLACKBURN KLOOF NR. HOUT BAY

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Barcode: PRE0813047-0 Collector(s) & number: Kruger, FJ, 1050 | 1970-8-17

South Africa, Western Cape, Simonstown District: Jonkershoek State Forest; Swartboschkloof Nature Reserve.

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Barcode: NBG1532316-0 Collector(s) & number: Barker, WF, 10472 | 1966-9-9

South Africa, Western Cape, East slopes of Postberg, Hopefield Dist. Cape Town.

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Barcode: PRE0801702-0 Collector(s) & number: Kruger, FJ, KR 1050 | 1970-8-17

South Africa, Western Cape, Somerset West District: Jonkershoek Forest Reserve - Swartboschkloof Nature Reserve.

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Barcode: PRE0277525-0 Collector(s) & number: Alexander-Prior, RC, PRE 47256 | 1847-5-

South Africa, Western Cape, CAPE TOWN; CAMPS BAY

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Barcode: PRE0277527-0 Collector(s) & number: Marloth, HWR, 5978 | 1915-4-

South Africa, Western Cape, CAMPS BAY

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Barcode: NBG1532323-0 Collector(s) & number: Taylor, HC, 7301 | 1968-5-21

South Africa, Western Cape, Ridge behind Swartboskloof, and joining Haelkop.

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Barcode: NBG1532330-0 Collector(s) & number: Unknown, 16 | 1988-2-29

South Africa, Western Cape, Hubberts Gift, Kirstenbosch.

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Barcode: PRE0352325-0 Collector(s) & number: Taylor, HC, 7301 | 1968-5-21

South Africa, Western Cape, STELLENBOSCH; SWARTBOSKLOOF; RIDGE BEHIND SWARTBOSKLOOF ADJOINING HAELKOP

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Barcode: PRE0277529-0 Collector(s) & number: Alexander-Prior, RC, PRE 47261 | 1847--

South Africa, Western Cape, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE

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Barcode: PRE0667285-0 Collector(s) & number: Van Jaarsveld, EJ, 3154 | 1978-5-18

South Africa, Western Cape, SOUTH WEST CAPE; CAPE PENINSVLA; WEST COAST OPPOSITE ANTIPOLIS SHIP WRECK

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Barcode: NBG1532327-0 Collector(s) & number: Snijman, DA, 56 | 1976-4-5

South Africa, Western Cape, Lubberts gift on Kirstenbosch Estate. Cape Town.

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Barcode: GHPG$0002175-0 Collector(s) & number: Joubert, CE, 615 | 2003-6-17

South Africa, Western Cape, Groot Hangklip mountain. ± 200m. E. of saddle between this and Daskop. In tree patch amidst giant granite boulders, ± 100m. N. of path.

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Barcode: PRE0801701-0 Collector(s) & number: Kruger, FJ, 1050 | 1970-8-17

South Africa, Western Cape, Jonkershoek State Forest: Swartboschkloof Nature Reserve.

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Barcode: NBG1532334-0 Collector(s) & number: Page, MM, s.n. | 1919-7-

South Africa, Western Cape, Fish Hoek, Cape Peninsula.

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Barcode: PRE0815858-0 Collector(s) & number: Van Wyk, P, BSA 2257 | 1994-6-10

South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Town District: Kirstenbosch; Kirstenbosch Botanic Gardens, at the highest point on the contour footpath on Table Mountain.

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Barcode: PRE0277524-0 Collector(s) & number: MacOwan, P, 580 | 1885-4-

South Africa, Western Cape, FALSE BAY; MUIZENBERG; NR. FALSE BAY

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Barcode: NBG1532321-0 Collector(s) & number: Boucher, C, 1686 | 1971-11-6

South Africa, Western Cape, Buffels-River mouth.

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