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Schotia afra (Karoo boer-bean)

Synonyms: Guajacum afrum

Wikipedia Abstract

Schotia afra is a flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Caesalpinioideae. It occurs in Southern Africa. The genus was named for Richard van der Schot by Jacquin who was the director of the Imperial Gardens at Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna. Van der Schot was his head gardener.
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Infraspecies

Schotia afra var. afra
Schotia afra var. angustifolia

Attributes

Leaf Type [1]  Evergreen
Structure [1]  Tree

Predators

Cyanomitra veroxii (Mouse-coloured sunbird)[2]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 2del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0