Species within a genus

Genus: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

CURTISIA
Assegaai Wood, Assegaaihout (Le)
Family: CORNACEAE

For William Curtis (1746-1799),** nurseryman, entomologist, and founder of Curtis's Botanical Magazine, first published in 1786 and still going today. He was demonstrator of plants and Praefectus Horti at the Chelsea Physic Garden from 1771 to 1777 and then established his own London Botanic Garden at Lambeth in 1779.
(Ch)

Curtisia dentata (La)
Asgaaiboom, Assegaai Tree, Unhlebe (PS)
Location: (F, K)

dens, dentis, = a tooth;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
dentatus, = having teeth; toothed, dentated, spiked, pointed.
(toothed; usually with sharp teeth pointing outwards)
(ld, BL)