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Cunonia

Cunonia capensis

クノニア

クノニア科WoodyEvergreenSmall treeCultivatedSouth African origin

An evergreen small tree native to South Africa. Its attractive white spicate inflorescences make it an ornamental tree planted in gardens and parks in warm regions. Rarely established in Japan.

Identification Points

✓Leaves odd-pinnately compound; leaflets with fine serrations
✓Dense spicate inflorescences of small white flowers
✓Evergreen with glossy, dark green leaves

Habitat

Parks and botanical gardens (cultivated)

Season

Autumn–winter (flowers)

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Growth form

Tree

Evergreen/Deciduous

Evergreen

Leaf type

Compound

Leaf margin

Serrate

Habitat

Cultivated

Stipules

Present

Flower symmetry

Actinomorphic

Stamen count

3-4

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Phylogenetic Position

Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core eudicots > Celastrales > Cunoniaceae

Divergence Era

Late Cretaceous to Paleogene (during Gondwana breakup)

Evolution Notes

Cunoniaceae belongs to the order Oxalidales, distributed mainly in the Southern Hemisphere (South Africa, Australia, New Caledonia)—a relict family of Gondwanan heritage.

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Sources & References

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