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[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ ^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[edit]

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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