Nuxia | |
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Nuxia floribunda | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Stilbaceae |
Genus: |
Nuxia Comm. ex Lam. |
Type species | |
Nuxia verticillata Lam. |
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Synonyms | |
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Nuxia is a genus of plants in the family Stilbaceae described as a genus in 1791. It was formerly placed in the Loganiaceae and Buddlejaceae families.
Nuxia is native to Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and certain islands in the Indian Ocean.