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Curtisia faginea

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Identification
Curtisia faginea Aiton [family CORNACEAE ]
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  • Curtisia faginea

Flora

Entry for CURTISIA faginea Ait. [family CORNACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Capensis
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Capensis, Vol 2, page 570, (1894) Author: (BY W. H. HARVEY).
Names
CURTISIA faginea Ait. [family CORNACEAE], Hort. Kew. 1, p. 162;—DC. Prod. l. c. Lam. Ill. t. 71. Thunb. Fl. Cap. p. 141. Burm. Dec. Afr. p. 235, t. 82.
Distribution
SOUTH AFRICA In forests throughout the colony; also in Kaffirland. (Herb. D. Sd. &c.)
Notes
“The wood is solid, extremely tough, heavy, close-grained, very durable, and resembles plain mahogany.” Pappe, Silv. Cap. p. 17.

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