Balanites maughamii
Balanites maughamii (manduro, torchwood, Afrikaans: Groendoring, Zulu: Ugobandlovu) is a protected tree in South Africa.[1][2] Groendoring, a community outside Asab in Southern Namibia is named after this tree.[3]
Twig with spikes and foliage
| Torchwood | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Zygophyllales |
| Family: | Zygophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Balanites |
| Species: | B. maughamii |
| Binomial name | |
| Balanites maughamii | |
References
- "Protected Trees" (PDF). Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, Republic of South Africa. 3 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-05.
- "GRIN Species Records of Balanites". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
- Tjituka, Martin (30 April 2013). "Groendoring struggles to keep up with Eger legacy". The Namibian.
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