Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Oxalidales Bercht. & J.Presl
Family
Cunoniaceae
Genus
Cunonia L.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Cunonia capensis L., Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 2, 1025 (1759)
Vernacular Name(s):
African red alder; Butterknife bush; red els; spoon bush
 Biostatus
Exotic
 Bibliography
Heenan, P.B.; de Lange, P.J.; Cameron, E.K.; Ogle, C.C.; Champion, P.D. 2004: Checklist of dicotyledons, gymnosperms, and pteridophytes naturalised or casual in New Zealand: additional records 2001–2003. New Zealand Journal of Botany 42: 797–814.
Linnaeus, C. 1759: Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae. Vol. 2. Edition 10. Stockholm.
Wilcox, M.; Young, M.; Baynes, H. 2005: Plants of the Auckland Zoo. 20/08/05. Auckland Botanical Society Journal 60(2): 66–82.