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Accession Data:
Cunonia capensis
L.
Common Name:
Butterspoon Tree
Family:
Cunoniaceae
R. Br.
Country of Origin:
South Africa
Habitat:
Afromontane forests and especially beside rivers
Description:
To 30m evergreen tree, compound glossy dark green leaves,cream/white fl in showy spikes, attractive wood, decorative.
Culture:
Sow seed autumn. Plenty of moisture, does not like arid conditions.
USDA Zone:
9
Accession Data:
Accession #
199900261
Source:
Silverhill
Accession Date:
09-09-1999
Bench:
2114 - MED:Fynbos F
Currently:
active - healthy
Qty:
1 confirmed on 02-21-2024
Classification:
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
SubClass:
eurosid I
Order:
Oxalidales
SubOrder:
Family:
Cunoniaceae
SubFamily:
Tribe:
SubTribe:
Flowering Data:
This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
References (internal):
EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
EEB 3203 - Developmental Plant Morphology
EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to:
Cape Provinces
/
KwaZulu-Natal
References (external):
The Plant List (2013)
. Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, August 29, 2017.
Cunonia capensis
at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Tuesday, August 29, 2017.
Cunonia capensis
at Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Last accessed on Tuesday, August 29, 2017.
Cunonia capensis
at Wikipedia. Last accessed on Tuesday, August 29, 2017.
data regenerated on Sat, 05 Oct 2024 14:00:17 -0400 [bcm v4.0]
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Current Accessions in the Cunoniaceae
Cunonia capensis
Davidsonia pruriens
W/C
=
Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
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= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days