''Ekebergia'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s belonging to the family

Meliaceae Meliaceae, the mahogany family, is a flowering plant family of mostly trees and shrubs (and a few herbaceous plants, mangroves) in the order Sapindales. They are characterised by alternate, usually pinnate leaves without stipules, and by syncarp ...

. They are

dioecious Dioecy ( ; ; adj. dioecious, ) is a characteristic of certain species that have distinct unisexual individuals, each producing either male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproduction is ...

trees or shrubs, with odd-pinnate leaves. Its native range is tropical and southern Africa. Its genus name of ''Ekebergia'' is in honour of

Carl Gustaf Ekeberg Carl Gustaf Ekeberg (10 June 1716 – 4 April 1784) was a Swedish physician, chemist and explorer. He made several voyages to the East Indies and China as a sea captain. He brought back reports of the tea tree and wrote a number of books. Biog ...

(1716–1784), Swedish physician, chemist and explorer. It was published and described in Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. Vol.1779 on page 282 in 1779. Known species: *'' Ekebergia benguelensis'' *'' Ekebergia capensis'' *'' Ekebergia pterophylla'' *'' Ekebergia pumila''

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q5820717 Meliaceae Meliaceae genera Dioecious plants Plants described in 1779