Rapanea melanophloeos - Kaapse boekenhout, Cape beech, isiQwane sehlati, IsiCalabi | Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

***Rapanea* *melanophloeos***

Common name: Kaapse boekenhout, Cape beech, isiQwane sehlati, IsiCalabi

Family: Primulaceae (Primrose)

Distribution: Southern Africa

IUCN Red list: Not evaluated

National red list: Declining

Comments: The Cape beech is not related to the European beeches; the wood resembles the Faurea species commonly known as boekenhout, hence the Afrikaans name.

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1: Beds at Millstream, Van Riebeeck Street entrance (Millstream) • Accession: 1999-178/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded
2: Beds at Millstream, Van Riebeeck Street entrance (Millstream) • Accession: 1999-178/2 • Provenance: Unrecorded

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***Rapanea* *melanophloeos***

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