Accession Data:
Euclea racemosa Murr.
- Common Name: Dune Guarrie
- Family: Ebenaceae Gurke
- Country of Origin: tropical eastern Africa
- Habitat: coastal dune scrub and low coastal forest
- Uses: Traditional medicine uses this plant to treat Gonorrhoea, exczema, constipation, diarrhea, chest pain, laxative in effect">purgative for hook worms, malaria, stomach pain, cancer, and in a recipe for epilepsy. From African Ethnobotany: Poisons and Drugs : Chemistry, Pharmacology, Toxicology. By Hans Dieter Neuwinger
- IMPORTANT NOTE: Plant Uses are for informational purposes only. EEB Greenhouses assume no responsibility for adverse effects from the use of any plants referred to on this site. Always seek advice from a professional before using any plant medicinally.
Accession Data:
- Accession # 198502396
- Source: Unknown
- Accession Date: 12-31-1985
- Bench: 1118 - AFR:Ground Bed 2 SW
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 02-26-2025
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: asterids
- Order: Ericales
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- Family: Ebenaceae
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Flowering Data:
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References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Egypt / Rwanda / Zaire / Djibouti / Eritrea / Ethiopia / Somalia / Sudan / Kenya / Tanzania / Uganda / Malawi / Mozambique / Zambia / Zimbabwe / Cape Provinces / KwaZulu-Natal / Swaziland / Northern Provinces / Comoros / Oman / Yemen
References (external):
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed 2 December 2015.
- WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed 2 December 2015.
- The Sea Guarrie: Euclea racemosa at International Flower Essense Repertoire. Last accessed Wednesday, 07 November, 2018.
- Images #00 (cropped) & #01 (original) by Abu Shawka [Public domain], from Wikimedia Commons. Last accessed Wednesday, 07 November, 2018.
- Euclea racemosa at Useful Tropical Plants. Last accessed Wednesday, 07 November, 2018.
data regenerated on Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:42:28 -0500 [bcm v4.0]
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