Brachylaena elliptica
| Brachylaena elliptica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Brachylaena |
| Species: | B. elliptica
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| Binomial name | |
| Brachylaena elliptica (Thunb.) Less.
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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
- ^ 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.
- ^ https://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=2977-5 REDLIST Sanbi
- ^ https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:186091-1 Plants of the World Online
- ^ https://pza.sanbi.org/brachylaena-elliptica
- ^ "SABNI-rooilys". Archived from the original on 30 April 2020.