Euclea
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Euclea, from the Greek eukleia meaning "glory and fame",<ref name=sto>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> denotes a group of flowering plants in the Ebenaceae or ebony family. They were described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1774.<ref>Linnaeus, Carl von. 1774. Systema Vegetabilium. Editio decima tertia 747</ref><ref>Tropicos, Euclea L</ref> The genus includes evergreen trees and shrubs, native to Africa, the Comoro Islands and Arabia.<ref name=d>Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families</ref> Several species are used for timber, producing a hard, dark heartwood timber similar to ebony.
SpeciesEdit
There are some 16 to 18 species, including:<ref name=d/><ref name=tpl>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Div col
- Euclea acutifolia E.Mey. ex A.DC. – Cape Province
- Euclea angolensis Gürke – Angola
- Euclea asperrima E.Holzh. – Namibia
- Euclea balfourii Hiern ex Balf.f.
- Euclea coriacea A.DC. – Lesotho, South Africa
- Euclea crispa (Thunb.) Gürke – southern Africa
- Euclea dewinteri Retief – Limpopo
- Euclea divinorum Hiern – from Ethiopia to KwaZulu-Natal
- Euclea lancea Thunb. – Cape Province
- Euclea laurina Hiern ex Balf.f.
- Euclea natalensis A.DC. – from Somalia to KwaZulu-Natal
- Euclea neghellensis Cufod. – Ethiopia
- Euclea polyandra (L.f.) E.Mey. ex Hiern – Cape Province
- Euclea pseudebenus E.Mey. ex A.DC. – Angola, Namibia, Cape Province
- Euclea racemosa L. – from Egypt to Cape Province; Comoros, Oman, Yemen
- Euclea sekhukhuniensis Retief, S.J.Siebert & A.E.van Wyk – Mpumalanga
- Euclea tomentosa E.Mey. ex A.DC. – Cape Province
- Euclea undulata Thunb. – from Zimbabwe to KwaZulu-Natal