''Euclea'', from the Greek ''

eukleia In Greek mythology, Eucleia or Eukleia ( Ancient Greek: Ευκλεια) was the female personification of glory and good repute. Family Along with her sisters, Eupheme, Philophrosyne and Euthenia, Eucleia was likely regarded as a member of th ...

'' meaning "glory and fame", denotes a group of flowering plants in the

Ebenaceae The Ebenaceae are a family of flowering plants belonging to order Ericales. The family includes ebony and persimmon among about 768 species of trees and shrubs. It is distributed across the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world. It ...

or ebony family. They were described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1774.Tropicos, ''Euclea'' L
/ref> The genus includes evergreen trees and

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 ...

s, native to Africa, the Comoro Islands and Arabia.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> Several species are used for timber, producing a hard, dark heartwood timber similar to ebony.

Species

There are some 16 to 18 species, including: *'' Euclea acutifolia'' E.Mey. ex A.DC. – Cape Province *'' Euclea angolensis'' Gürke – Angola *'' Euclea asperrima'' E.Holzh. – Namibia *'' Euclea balfourii'' Hiern ex Balf.f. *'' Euclea coriacea'' A.DC. –

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, South Africa *'' Euclea crispa'' (Thunb.) Gürke – southern Africa *'' Euclea dewinteri'' Retief – Limpopo *''

Euclea divinorum ''Euclea divinorum'', called diamond leaf, diamond-leaved euclea, magic guarri, and toothbrush tree, is a species of flowering plant in the genus '' Euclea'', native to eastern and southern Africa. A shrub or small tree, it has many uses in Afric ...

'' Hiern – from Ethiopia to

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*'' Euclea lancea'' Thunb. – Cape Province *'' Euclea laurina'' Hiern ex Balf.f. *'' Euclea natalensis'' A.DC. – from Somalia to

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Euclea neghellensis ''Euclea'', from the Greek '' eukleia'' meaning "glory and fame", denotes a group of flowering plants in the Ebenaceae or ebony family. They were described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1774. The genus includes evergreen trees and shrubs, native to ...

'' Cufod. – Ethiopia *''

Euclea polyandra ''Euclea'', from the Greek '' eukleia'' meaning "glory and fame", denotes a group of flowering plants in the Ebenaceae or ebony family. They were described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1774. The genus includes evergreen trees and shrubs, native to ...

'' (L.f.) E.Mey. ex Hiern – Cape Province *''

Euclea pseudebenus left, Sprays with foliage ''Euclea pseudebenus'' (Cape ebony, Ebony guarri, af, Ebbehout-ghwarrie) is a tree native to Angola, Namibia and the Cape Province region of South Africa. It is classified as a protected tree in South Africa. See also ...

'' E.Mey. ex A.DC. – Angola, Namibia, Cape Province *'' Euclea racemosa'' L. – from Egypt to Cape Province;

Comoros The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد القمري ' is an independent country made up of three islands in southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. It ...

, Oman, Yemen *''

Euclea sekhukhuniensis ''Euclea'', from the Greek '' eukleia'' meaning "glory and fame", denotes a group of flowering plants in the Ebenaceae or ebony family. They were described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1774. The genus includes evergreen trees and shrubs, native to ...

'' Retief, S.J.Siebert & A.E.van Wyk –

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Euclea tomentosa ''Euclea'', from the Greek '' eukleia'' meaning "glory and fame", denotes a group of flowering plants in the Ebenaceae or ebony family. They were described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1774. The genus includes evergreen trees and shrubs, native to ...

'' E.Mey. ex A.DC. – Cape Province *'' Euclea undulata'' Thunb. – from Zimbabwe to

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* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q777327 Ericales genera