Sclerocarya birrea
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Sclerocarya birrea (Ancient Greek: σκληρός ⟨sklērós⟩, meaning "hard", and κάρυον ⟨káryon⟩, "nut", in reference to the stone inside the fleshy fruit), commonly known as the marula, is a medium-sized deciduous fruit-bearing tree, indigenous to the miombo woodlands of Southern Africa, the Sudano-Sahelian range of West Africa, the savanna woodlands of East Africa and Madagascar.
Quick Facts Marula, Scientific classification ...
Marula | |
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S. birrea with and without foliage | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Anacardiaceae |
Genus: | Sclerocarya |
Species: | S. birrea |
Binomial name | |
Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich.) Hochst. | |
Synonyms | |
Poupartia birrea (A. Rich.) Aubrév |
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