''Pterocelastrus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family
Celastraceae
The Celastraceae (staff-vine or bittersweet) are a family of 97 genera and 1,350 species of herbs, vines, shrubs and small trees, belonging to the order Celastrales. The great majority of the genera are tropical, with only ''Celastrus'' (the sta ...
. It includes four species native to southeastern and southern Africa, ranging from Malawi and Mozambique to Zimbabwe and South Africa.
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Species
*''Pterocelastrus dregeanus
''Pterocelastrus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Celastraceae. It includes four species native to southeastern and southern Africa, ranging from Malawi and Mozambique to Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Species
*'' Pterocelastrus dreg ...
'' (C.Presl) Sond.
*''Pterocelastrus echinatus
''Pterocelastrus echinatus'' ('pterocelastrus' = winged holly, 'echinatus' = spiny) is a small Southern African tree occurring in South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, and Malawi. This species is found in montane and submontane evergreen ...
'' N.E.Br.
*'' Pterocelastrus rostratus''
*''Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus
''Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus'', commonly called candlewood, cherrywood or kershout, is a medium-sized evergreen tree, indigenous to South Africa.
Distribution
The candlewood is indigenous to the southern part of South Africa. Here it naturall ...
'' (Lam.) Walp.
References
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Celastrales genera