Taxon:  Schotia afra (L.) Thunb. var. afra



Summary
Genus:
Schotia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Detarioideae
Nomen number:
452575
Verified:
04/03/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Schotia afra (L.) Thunb. (1 active accession[s])
Schotia afra (L.) Thunb. var. angustifolia (E. Mey.) Harv. (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Guaiacum afrum L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Schotia speciosa Jacq.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Dyer, R. A. et al., eds. 1963-. Flora of southern Africa.
  2. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaCape Province Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
Native
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [Cape Province]

Reference(s)
  1. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=452575. Accessed 11 May 2026.