''Ekebergia'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s belonging to the family
Meliaceae.
They are
dioecious
Dioecy (; ; adj. dioecious , ) is a characteristic of a species, meaning that it has distinct individual organisms (unisexual) that produce male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproductio ...
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 (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:
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Ekebergia benguelensis''
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Ekebergia capensis''
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Ekebergia pterophylla''
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Ekebergia pumila''
References
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Meliaceae
Meliaceae genera
Dioecious plants
Plants described in 1779
Flora of Africa