Curtisia

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Ordo: Cornales

Familia: Curtisiaceae
Genus: Curtisia
Species: C. dentata
Name

Curtisia Aiton Hort. Kew. 1: 162 (1789) nom. cons.

monotypic taxon
Type species: Curtisia dentata (Burm.f.) C.A.Sm., J. S. African Forest. Assoc. 20: 34 50 (1951) Designated as synonym Curtisia faginea Aiton, Hort. Kew. 1: 162 (1789).

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Junghansia J.F.Gmel., Syst. Nat. ed. 13[bis]: 259 (1791), nom. illeg.
Relhamia J.F.Gmel., Syst. Nat. ed. 13[bis]: 247 (1791).

Homonyms

Curtisia Schreb. Gen. Pl. 199. (1789) nom. rej. vide Zanthoxylum L., Sp. Pl. 1: 270. (1753) (Rutaceae)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Southern Africa
Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Swaziland

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Aiton, W. 1789. Hortus Kewensis; or, a catalogue of the plants cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. Vol. I. Monandria–Heptandria. XXX+496 pp., tt. 1–6. George Nicol, London. BHL Reference page. : 1: 162.

Additional references

Yembaturova, E. Y., van Wyk, B.-E., & Tilney, P.M. (2009) A review of the genus Curtisia (Curtisiaceae). Bothalia 39: 87–96.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Curtisia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Nov. 9. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Curtisia. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 8 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Curtisia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 9 Nov 2015.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Curtisia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names
English: Assegai Tree