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Euclea Undulata
''Euclea'', from the Greek '' eukleia'' meaning "glory and fame", denotes a group of flowering plants in the Ebenaceae or ebony family. They were described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1774. The genus includes evergreen trees and shrubs, native to Africa, the Comoro Islands and Arabia. Several species are used for timber, producing a hard, dark heartwood timber similar to ebony. Species There are some 16 to 18 species, including: *'' 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 neghellens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euclea Racemosa
''Euclea racemosa'' (the sea guarrie or dune guarrie) is a small to medium-sized Evergreen, evergreen tree that is indigenous to the Indian Ocean coast of Africa from Egypt to South Africa, as well as in Comoros, Oman and Yemen. ''Euclea racemosa'' has leathery foliage that can be exceptionally even and dense - making it an ideal plant for hedges. A dioecious tree (male and female flowers on separate trees), it produces small white flowers, which are followed by red, purple and black fruits that attract birds. The berries are used locally to make "Guarrie vinegar". The name guarrie appears to derive from the local Khoe language, in which it is spelled gwarri. Pictures File:Euclea racemosa - Sea Guarrie Tree - flowers 6.JPG, Detail of inflorescence. File:Euclea racemosa - Sea Guarrie Tree - berries 7.JPG, The characteristic multi-coloured berries of the Sea Guarrie tree. File:Euclea racemosa - Sea Guarrie Tree - berries 2.JPG, Detail of berries. File:Euclea racemosa - Dune Gua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euclea Angolensis
''Euclea'', from the Greek '' eukleia'' meaning "glory and fame", denotes a group of flowering plants in the Ebenaceae or ebony family. They were described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1774. The genus includes evergreen trees and shrubs, native to Africa, the Comoro Islands and Arabia. Several species are used for timber, producing a hard, dark heartwood timber similar to ebony. Species There are some 16 to 18 species, including: *'' 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 negh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN) is a Provinces of South Africa, province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the government merged the Zulu people, Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu language, Zulu) and Natal Province. It is located in the southeast of the country, with a long shoreline on the Indian Ocean. It shares borders with three other provinces and the countries of Mozambique, Eswatini and Lesotho. Its capital is Pietermaritzburg, and its largest city is Durban, which is also the Port of Durban, city with the largest port in sub-saharan Africa. It is the second-most populous province in South Africa, after Gauteng. Two areas in KwaZulu-Natal have been declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the iSimangaliso Wetland Park and the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park. These areas are important to the surrounding ecosystems. During the 1830s and early 1840s, the northern part of what is now KwaZulu-Natal was established as the Zulu Kingdom. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Kenya to the south, South Sudan to the west, and Sudan to the northwest. Ethiopia covers a land area of . , it has around 128 million inhabitants, making it the List of countries and dependencies by population, thirteenth-most populous country in the world, the List of African countries by population, second-most populous in Africa after Nigeria, and the most populous landlocked country on Earth. The national capital and largest city, Addis Ababa, lies several kilometres west of the East African Rift that splits the country into the African Plate, African and Somali Plate, Somali tectonic plates. Early modern human, Anatomically modern humans emerged from modern-day Ethiopia and set out for the Near East and elsewhere in the Middle Paleolithi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euclea Divinorum
''Euclea divinorum'', called diamond leaf, diamond-leaved euclea, magic guarri, and toothbrush tree, is a species of flowering plant in the genus '' Euclea'', native to eastern and southern Africa. A shrub or small tree, it has many uses in Africa, including as a source for dye for wool, for tanning leather, and an ink, and as a preservative for milk (allowing it to keep for up to a year), and, by chewing on a twig, as a toothbrush. left, 300px, Foliage and flower buds of a magic guarri in the Manie van der Schijff Botanical Garden in from=Q3059478 divinorum Plant dyes Euclea">divinorum Plant dyes Plants described in 1873 Taxa named by William Philip Hiern">Plants described in 1873">Euclea">divinorum Plant dyes Plants described in 1873 Taxa named by William Philip Hiern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limpopo
Limpopo () is the northernmost Provinces of South Africa, province of South Africa. It is named after the Limpopo River, which forms the province's western and northern borders. The term Limpopo is derived from Rivombo (Livombo/Lebombo), a group of Tsonga language, Tsonga settlers led by Hosi Rivombo who settled in the mountainous vicinity and named the area after their leader. The Lebombo mountains are also named after them. The river has been called the Vhembe by local Venda communities of the area. The capital and largest city in the province is Polokwane, while the provincial legislature is situated in Lebowakgomo. The province is made up of three former Bantustan, Bantustans of Lebowa, Gazankulu and Venda and part of the former Transvaal (province), Transvaal province. The Limpopo province was established as one of nine provinces after the 1994 South African general election. The province's name was first "Northern Transvaal", later changed to "Northern Province" on 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euclea Dewinteri
''Euclea'', from the Greek '' eukleia'' meaning "glory and fame", denotes a group of flowering plants in the Ebenaceae or ebony family. They were described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1774. The genus includes evergreen trees and shrubs, native to Africa, the Comoro Islands and Arabia. Several species are used for timber, producing a hard, dark heartwood timber similar to ebony. Species There are some 16 to 18 species, including: *'' 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 neghel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euclea Crispa
''Euclea crispa'',''crispa'' = "curled", referring to the leaf margins that may be rolled under or wavy commonly known as the blue guarri,The Khwe appelation "Gwarri" is also the origin of the Afrikaans and Xhosa loan words, "Ghwarrie" and "umGwali", respectively. is an Afrotropical plant species of the family Ebenaceae. The hardy and evergreen plants may form a dense stand of shrubs, or grow to tree size. It is widespread and common in the interior regions of southern Africa, and occurs northward to the tropics. Though some are present near the South African south and east coasts, they generally occur at middle to high altitudes. It is readily recognizable from its much-branched structure and dull bluish foliage colour. Those bearing lanceolate leaves may however resemble the Wild olive, another common species of the interior plateaus. Range and habitat It is native to central South Africa (where one of 35 native ebony species), Lesotho, Eswatini, the Zimbabwean plateau and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini; and it encloses Lesotho. Covering an area of , the country has Demographics of South Africa, a population of over 64 million people. Pretoria is the administrative capital, while Cape Town, as the seat of Parliament of South Africa, Parliament, is the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein is regarded as the judicial capital. The largest, most populous city is Johannesburg, followed by Cape Town and Durban. Cradle of Humankind, Archaeological findings suggest that various hominid species existed in South Africa about 2.5 million years ago, and modern humans inhabited the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesotho
Lesotho, formally the Kingdom of Lesotho and formerly known as Basutoland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Entirely surrounded by South Africa, it is the largest of only three sovereign enclave and exclave, enclaves in the world, the others being San Marino and Vatican City, which are surrounded by Italy. Lesotho is situated in the Maloti Mountains and contains the Thabana Ntlenyana, highest peak in Southern Africa. It has an area of over and has a population of about 2.311 million. Its Capital city, capital and largest city is Maseru. Lesotho was formed in 1824 by Moshoeshoe I, King Moshoeshoe I. Continuous encroachments by Dutch settlers made the King enter into an agreement with the United Kingdom to become a protectorate in 1868 and, in 1884, a crown colony. History of Lesotho, It achieved independence in 1966, and was subsequently ruled by the Basotho National Party (BNP) for two decades. Its constitutional government was restored in 1993 after seven years o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euclea Coriacea
''Euclea'', from the Greek '' eukleia'' meaning "glory and fame", denotes a group of flowering plants in the Ebenaceae or ebony family. They were described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1774. The genus includes evergreen trees and shrubs, native to Africa, the Comoro Islands and Arabia. Several species are used for timber, producing a hard, dark heartwood timber similar to ebony. Species There are some 16 to 18 species, including: *'' 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 neghelle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euclea Balfourii
''Euclea divinorum'', called diamond leaf, diamond-leaved euclea, magic guarri, and toothbrush tree, is a species of flowering plant in the genus '' Euclea'', native to eastern and southern Africa. A shrub or small tree, it has many uses in Africa, including as a source for dye for wool, for tanning leather, and an ink, and as a preservative for milk (allowing it to keep for up to a year), and, by chewing on a twig, as a toothbrush. left, 300px, Foliage and flower buds of a magic guarri in the Manie van der Schijff Botanical Garden in from=Q3059478 divinorum Plant dyes Euclea">divinorum Plant dyes Plants described in 1873 Taxa named by William Philip Hiern">Plants described in 1873">Euclea">divinorum Plant dyes Plants described in 1873 Taxa named by William Philip Hiern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
