Nuxia congesta
| Brittle-wood | |
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| Habit on a cliff ledge, Gauteng | |
| Foliage and inflorescences | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Stilbaceae |
| Genus: | Nuxia |
| Species: | N. congesta |
| Binomial name | |
| Nuxia congesta | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nuxia congesta, commonly known as brittle-wood, is a species of tree in the Stilbaceae family, with an extensive range in the Afrotropics. The species is named congesta for its dense inflorescences.