Strychnos usambarensis

Strychnos usambarensis

Strychnos usambarensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Loganiaceae
Tribus: Strychneae
Genus: Strychnos
Species: Strychnos usambarensis

Name

Strychnos usambarensis Gilg ex Engl., 1894

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Strychnos cerasifera Gilg in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 311 (1895)
  • Strychnos cooperi Hutch. & M.B.Moss in J.Hutchinson & J.M.Dalziel, Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 2: 24 (1931)
  • Strychnos distichophylla Gilg in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 310 (1895)
  • Strychnos micans S.Moore in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 40: 146 (1911)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Western Africa Benin, Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone Regional: Central Africa Burkina, Burundi, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Regional: Eastern Africa Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gilg, E.F., 1894. Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1894:36.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2023. Strychnos usambarensis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Strychnos usambarensis. Published online. Accessed: August 05 2023.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Strychnos usambarensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 05. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Strychnos usambarensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 August 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Strychnos usambarensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Bloubitterbessie
English: Blue bitterberry
Xitsonga: Qitamusi
Tshivenda: Mukangala

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