Cassine (plant)

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Cassine
Cassine peragua - Cape Town 2.JPG
Cassine peragua, the Cape Saffron tree.
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Cassine
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Species

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Cassine is a genus of trees, of the plant family Celastraceae.[2]

Description[]

Cassine species grow as shrubs or small trees. The flowers are bisexual. The fruits have a pit (stone).[1]

Distribution and habitat[]

Cassine species are distributed widely throughout the tropics, mainly in Africa.[1]

Species[]

As of June 2014 The Plant List recognises 68 accepted taxa (of species and infraspecific names):[3]

  • Thunb.
  • (Retz.) Kosterm.
  • (Chiov.) Cufod.
  • (H.Perrier) Lobr.-Callen
  • Fiori
  • Cassine australis (Vent.) Kuntze
    • (Benth.) Jessup
  • Kosterm.
  • (Guillaumin) I.H.Müll.
  • Loes.
  • (Guillaumin) I.H.Müll.
  • (Sond.) Kuntze
  • Loes.
  • (Tul.) Loes.
  • Kosterm.
  • (Thunb.) C.Presl
  • (Bisse) Borhidi
  • (Montrouz.) Lobr.-Callen
  • (Endl.) Kuntze
  • (Urb.) Alain
  • (Decne.) Kuntze
  • (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze
  • Cassine glauca (Rottb.) Kuntze
  • (Wall. ex Roxb.) Kosterm.
  • (Baker) Kuntze
  • (H.Perrier) Lobr.-Callen
  • (Loes.) Govaerts
  • (Loes.) Govaerts
  • Sasidh. & Swarupan.
  • Cassine koordersii Kosterm.
  • (Urb. & Ekman) Alain
  • Cassine laneana (A.H.Moore) J.W.Ingram
  • (Bisse) Borhidi
  • (Baker) Kuntze
  • (Sond.) Kuntze
  • (Bolus) L.Bolus
  • (Loes.) Steedman
  • (Tul.) Kuntze
  • (F.Muell.) Kuntze
  • Loes.
  • (Bisse) Borhidi
  • (Baker) Kuntze
  • Kosterm.
  • (Baker) Kuntze
  • Cassine orientalis (Jacq.) Kuntze
  • (Wight & Arn.) Lobr.-Callen
  • (Hochst.) Kuntze
  • Sond.
  • (Tul.) Loes.
  • Cassine peragua L.
    • (Sond.) R.H.Archer
    • (L.) R.H.Archer
  • (Baker) Kuntze
  • (Hürl.) I.H.Müll.
    • I.H.Müll.
  • (Reissek) Kuntze
  • (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Codd
  • (Spreng.) R.H.Archer
  • Loes.
  • Loes.
  • (L.f.) Druce
  • (Baker) Kuntze
  • (Burtt Davy) Codd
  • (Bisse) Borhidi
  • (Baker) Kuntze
  • Cassine viburnifolia (Juss.) Ding Hou
  • (A.C.Sm.) A.C.Sm.
  • Vent.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Kochummen, K. M. (1995). "Cassine L.". In Soepadmo, E.; Wong, K. M. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). 1. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 113–114. ISBN 983-9592-34-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Cassine peragua". PlantZAfrica.com. South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI). Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Cassine". The Plant List. Retrieved 2 June 2014.


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