Brachylaena elliptica

Brachylaena elliptica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Brachylaena
Species:
B. elliptica
Binomial name
Brachylaena elliptica
(Thunb.) Less.
Synonyms
  • Tarchonanthus camphoratus Houtt. ex DC.
  • Tarchonanthus ellipticus Thunb.

Brachylaena elliptica, the bitter-leaf silver-oak, is a shrub or small tree that occurs from Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape to southern KwaZulu-Natal.[2] The tree grows in coastal and riparian forest as well as in bushveld in low-lying regions.[3][4] It is listed as secure on the SANBI Red List. It is endemic to South Africa.[5]

References

  1. ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI), IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & von Staden, L. 2019. Brachylaena elliptica. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T149512937A149512939. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T149512937A149512939.en. Accessed on 14 October 2025.
  2. ^ https://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=2977-5 REDLIST Sanbi
  3. ^ https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:186091-1 Plants of the World Online
  4. ^ https://pza.sanbi.org/brachylaena-elliptica
  5. ^ "SABNI-rooilys". Archived from the original on 30 April 2020.