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''Myrica quercifolia'' is a species of
shrub
A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...
in the genus ''
Myrica
''Myrica'' is a genus of about 35–50 species of small trees and shrubs in the family Myricaceae, order Fagales. The genus has a wide distribution, including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America, and missing only from Austral ...
''. It is endemic to the
Cape Provinces
The Cape Provinces of South Africa is a biogeographical area used in the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD). It is part of the WGSRPD region 27 Southern Africa. The area has the code "CPP". It includes the Sout ...
and the
North West
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of
South Africa
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.
It is also known by the names oak waxberry and maagpynbossie (Afrikaans for stomach pain bush).
Conservation status
''Myrica quercifolia'' is classified as Least Concern.
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Endemic flora of South Africa
Flora of the Cape Provinces
quercifolia
Flora of the Northern Provinces
Plants described in 1753
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus