Faurea macnaughtonii
Encyclopedia
Faurea macnaughtonii is a species of tree
in the Proteaceae
family. It is found in South Africa
and Swaziland
.
The wood has a strong aromatic smell and is used for making tableware.
Tree
A tree is a perennial woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or trunk with clear apical dominance. A minimum height specification at maturity is cited by some authors, varying from 3 m to...
in the Proteaceae
Proteaceae
Proteaceae is a family of flowering plants distributed in the Southern Hemisphere. The family comprises about 80 genera with about 1600 species. Together with the Platanaceae and Nelumbonaceae they make up the order Proteales. Well known genera include Protea, Banksia, Embothrium, Grevillea,...
family. It is found in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
and Swaziland
Swaziland
Swaziland, officially the Kingdom of Swaziland , and sometimes called Ngwane or Swatini, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered to the north, south and west by South Africa, and to the east by Mozambique...
.
The wood has a strong aromatic smell and is used for making tableware.
Source
- Hilton-Taylor, C. et al. 1998. Faurea macnaughtonii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 August 2007.