Myrsine africana(MYNAF)
Overview Code created in: 1996-10-28
- EPPO Code: MYNAF
- Preferred name: Myrsine africana
- Authority: Linnaeus
Western Asia (Arabia, Yemen, Afghanistan, Pakistan), Himalayas, India, China (Taiwan, Tibet), Sudan to Angola, Mozambique and South Africa. Cultivated as a flowering shrub. Introduced in some European countries
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Myrsine africana var. retusa | Aiton |
| Myrsine retusa | Aiton |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| African boxwood | English |
| Cape beech myrtle | English |
| afrikanische Trugmyrte | German |
| buis africain | French |
| myrsine d'Afrique | French |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Basal asterids (
1ASTD )
Order
Ericales (
1ERIO )
Family
Primulaceae (
1PRIF )
Subfamily
Myrsinoideae (
1MYNS )
Genus
Myrsine (
1MYNG )
Species
Myrsine africana (
MYNAF )