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Nuxia capitata

Nuxia capitata
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0
Family
Stilbaceae (Stilb family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Native range
C. & SC. Madagascar
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Nuxia capitata is a species of flowering plant in the family Stilbaceae. It is a shrub or tree with whitish flowers, and is endemic to Madagascar. The species was described in 1882, and is listed as of Least Concern by the IUCN.

Where it grows

Nuxia capitata is native to the seasonally dry tropical biome of central and south-central Madagascar. It is endemic to the country.

Other Nuxia plants

Nuxia allorgeorum · Nuxia ambrensis · Brittlewood nuxia · Nuxia coriacea · White Elder · Rock Nuxia · Limestone Elder · Nuxia involucrata · Nuxia isaloensis · River Elder · Nuxia pachyphylla · Nuxia pseudodentata

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Nuxia capitata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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