Curtisia dentata (commonly known as the Assegai tree or Cape lancewood, Afrikaans: Assegaai, Xhosa: Umgxina, Zulu: Umagunda) is a flowering tree from Southern...
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shield for protection. It is also the name of a southern African tree (Curtisia dentata) whose wood was suitable for making spears or lances, most notably...
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Australian rainforest tree Backhousia myrtifolia, Australian lancewood Curtisia dentata, Cape lancewood Calycophyllum candidissimum, a tropical American...
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Formula One car Assegai (novel), a 2009 novel by Wilbur Smith Assegai tree (Curtisia dentata), a tree indigenous to South Africa The Assegai, a 1982 Zimbabwean...
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Blackburnia (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Boscia (Thunb.) Cranzia (Schreb.) Curtisia (Schreb.) Dipetalum (Dalzell) Doratium (Sol. ex J.St.-Hil.) Duncania (Rchb...
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Cura foremanii (Girard, 1852) Synonyms Curtisia foremani (Girard, 1852) Curtisia simplicissima Graff, 1916 Curtisia simplissima Curtis, 1900 Dugesia foremanii...
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English names... (1802-1806), distributed by William Salisbury. The genus Curtisia is named in his honour. His publication was continued as the esteemed botanical...
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(Cassine peragua), Cape plane (Ochna arborea var. arborea), assegai tree (Curtisia dentata), kamassi (Gonioma kamassi), white alder (Platylophus trifoliatus)...
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falcatus), White Witchhazel (Trichocladus ellipticus), Rhus chirendensis, Curtisia dentata, Calodendrum capense, Apodytes dimidiata, Halleria lucida, Ilex...
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Barbeyaceae is a near-endemic. The tree genera Afrocrania, Balthasaria, Curtisia, Ficalhoa, Hagenia, Kiggelaria, Kuloa, Leucosidea, Platypterocarpus, Trichocladus...
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Cornus-Alangium, nyssoids-mastixioids, Hydrangeaceae-Loasaceae, and Grubbia-Curtisia, with the Hydrostachyaceae in an uncertain position, possibly basal. However...
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shown that Grubbia is sister to Curtisia, another genus from South Africa. It has been suggested that Grubbia and Curtisia might be combined into a single...
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Clematis brachiata Clutia affinis Colpoon compressum Cunonia capensis Curtisia dentata Cussonia thyrsiflora Cyathea capensis (L.f.) J. E. Sm. Cynanchum...
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Celtis africana (White Stinkwood) Chionanthus foveolatus (Pock Ironwood) Curtisia dentata (Assegai tree) Diospyros whyteana (Bladdernut Tree) Dodonaea viscosa...
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Cupressaceae Cupressus L Greek and Latin plant name Pinales CS Curtisiaceae Curtisia P William Curtis (1746–1799) Cornales Bu Cycadaceae Cycas G Greek plant...
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synonym) Cura michaelseni (Bohmig, 1902) Cura patagonica (Borelli, 1901) Curtisia patagonica (Borelli, 1901) Dugesia patagonica (Borelli, 1901) Planaria...
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Order: Cornales, Four families are represented: Family: Curtisiaceae, Curtisia dentata (Burm.f.) C.A.Sm. indigenous Family: Grubbiaceae, Grubbia rosmarinifolia...
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large number of Assegaai (Curtisia) trees on the estate. An assegaai is a traditional African weapon usually carved from Curtisia wood. Assegaaibosch is...
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Curtisia...
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Nyssa bilocularis Nyssa cooperi †Palaeonyssa multilocularis Curtisiaceae Curtisia quadrilocularis Alangiaceae Alangium jenkinsi Icacinaceae †Faboidea crassicutis...
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as ornamentals. Cornales Cornus florida Curtisiaceae (assegai family) Curtisia, for William Curtis (1746–1799) 1 genus, in South Africa and Zimbabwe Evergreen...
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Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849 Type species Phryno nigripes Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 Synonyms Curtisia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849 Paraneaera Brauer & von Berganstamm, 1891 Paraneaera...
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Celtis africana (white stinkwood) Chionanthus foveolatus (pock ironwood) Curtisia dentata (Assegai tree) Diospyros whyteana (bladdernut tree) Grewia occidentalis...
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Heteromorpha trifoliata (Wendl.) Eckl. & Zeyh. Steganotaenia araliacea Hochst. Curtisia dentata (Burm.f.) C.A. Sm. Cornus volkensii Harms (Afrocrania volkensii...
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