Myrica quercifolia

Myrica quercifolia
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (SANBI Red List)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fagales
Family:	Myricaceae
Genus:	Myrica
Species:	M. quercifolia
Binomial name
	Myrica quercifolia; L. (1753)
Synonyms
	Morella quercifolia (L.) Killick ; Myrica hirsuta Mill. ; Myrica ilicifolia Burm.f. ; Myrica incisa A.Chev. ; Myrica laciniata Willd. ; Myrica zeyheri C.DC. ;

Myrica quercifolia is a species of shrub in the genus Myrica. It is endemic to the Cape Provinces and the North West of South Africa. ^[1] It is also known by the names oak waxberry and maagpynbossie (Afrikaans for stomach pain bush).^[3]

Conservation status

Myrica quercifolia is classified as Least Concern.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "SANBI Red List of South African Plants". South African National Biodiversity Institute Threatened Species Programme. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
^ "Myrica quercifolia". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
^ De Moor, Irene J.; Lubke, Roy (1998). Field Guide to the Eastern & Southern Cape Coasts. University of Cape Town Press. p. 335. ISBN 9781919713038. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

External links

Media related to Myrica quercifolia at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Myrica quercifolia at Wikispecies

[SANBI-1] "SANBI Red List of South African Plants". South African National Biodiversity Institute Threatened Species Programme. Retrieved 2022-04-19.

[2] "Myrica quercifolia". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

[3] De Moor, Irene J.; Lubke, Roy (1998). Field Guide to the Eastern & Southern Cape Coasts. University of Cape Town Press. p. 335. ISBN 9781919713038. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

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