Open AccessNames of the southern African species of <i>Rhus</i> (Anacardiaceae) and their etymology
Author(s) -
Rodney Moffett
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
bothalia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2311-9284
pISSN - 0006-8241
DOI - 10.4102/abc.v24i1.753
Subject(s) - anacardiaceae , etymology , indigenous , homonym (biology) , genus , ethnobotany , geography , botany , common name , eucalyptus , biology , ecology , philosophy , linguistics , medicinal plants
Brief notes on the origin of the scientific names of all the Rhus species recognized in the recent revision of the genus (Moffett 1993) are given, as well as a complete list of common names for each species. Recommendations are also made on those species which should he added to or removed from the National list of indigenous trees.