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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 03-03-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eurosid I
  • Order: Oxalidales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Cunoniaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
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Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References (internal):

  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • EEB 3203 - Developmental Plant Morphology
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Cape Provinces / KwaZulu-Natal

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, August 29, 2017.
  2. Cunonia capensis at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Tuesday, August 29, 2017.
  3. Cunonia capensis at Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Last accessed on Tuesday, August 29, 2017.
  4. Cunonia capensis at Wikipedia. Last accessed on Tuesday, August 29, 2017.

data regenerated on Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:21:02 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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Cunonia capensis

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Current Accessions in the Cunoniaceae

  • Cunonia capensis
  • Davidsonia pruriens
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