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'''''Burchellia''''' is a [[genus]] in the family [[Rubiaceae]], native to the [[Cape floristic region]] of southernmost Africa. It contains a single species, '''''Burchellia bubalina''''', commonly named the "wild pomegranate" (English) or ''wildegranaat'' (Afrikaans).<ref name="plantzafrica">{{cite web|url=http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantab/burchelbulb.htm|title=Burchellia bubalina (L.f.) Sims|last=Dlamini|first=Mhlonishwa David |date=February 2005|work=plantzafrica|publisher=S A National Biodiversity Institute}}</ref> The species is widely cultivated in frost-free gardens as an ornamental tree, and has become a weed in some regions.<ref name="GCW">{{cite web|url=http://www.hear.org/gcw/species/burchellia_bubalina/|title=Burchellia bubalina (Rubiaceae)|work=Global Compendium of Weeds|publisher=GCW and Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project}}</ref> A small shrub or tree to 8 metres, the species has red flowers, grey-green bark and dark green leaves. This name was revised by [[John Sims (taxonomist)|John Sims]] in the species' first description in ''[[Curtis's Botanical Magazine]]'' in 1822. He gives this account of the earlier taxonomic history: :"In the ''[[Supplementum Plantarum]]'' of the [[Carolus Linnaeus the Younger|younger Linnæus]] this plant was referred to the genus ''[[Lonicera]]'', but as it belongs to the natural order of [[Rubiaceae]] it will by no means associate with that genus. [[Christian Hendrik Persoon|Persoon]] joined it with Swartz's ''Cephælis'', the ''Tapocomea'' of [[Aublet]] and [[Bernard de Jussieu]]; but [[Robert Brown (botanist)|Mr. Brown]] not finding it to accord with any established genus, has considered it as distinct from any, and given it the name of ''Burchellia'' in honour of Mr. [[William John Burchell|Burchell]], a very enterprising traveller in Southern Africa, who has favoured the public with an interesting account of his travels in that country. And, certainly, persons who, in spite of deprivations and difficulties, spend a large portion of their valuable time in such hazardous undertakings, for the promotion of science, merit this only reward of the botanist; but we can by no means approve of altering the specific name, which, when once established, should remain inviolate, except for very particular reasons; we have therefore thought it right to restore the name of bubalina." Following the formal description, he wrote as follows: :''Burchellia bubalina'' is a native of the [[Cape of Good Hope]], where it is called Buffelhorn or Buffaloe-Horn, a name given it by the colonists from the extreme hardness of its wood. Flowers in the spring or summer. Requires to be protected from frost and we believe has seldom blossomed in this country without the assistance of the heat of the stove. Communicated by [[Loddiges|Messrs. Loddiges and Sons]]. The name of the genus was given in honour of [[William John Burchell]], an African explorer. {{Inc| Burchellia (W. Burchell, botanical traveler). Rubiaceae. One species from S. Afr., an evergreen shrub. with opposite short-petioled Lvs. and dense terminal clusters of sessile scarlet fls.: corolla tubular, bell-shaped; stamens 5, inserted in the tube: fr. a 2-celled, many-seeded berry. B. capensis, R. Br., has been in the American trade, being cult, for its rich, dark foliage and brilliant fls. It is very variable, and has received several names. Three to 10 ft. Prop, by cuttings. Grown under glass. }} ==Cultivation== ===Propagation=== ===Pests and diseases=== ==Varieties== ==Gallery== <gallery perrow=5> Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== {{reflist}} *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963    ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__

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