Turraea nilotica

Turraea nilotica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Meliaceae
Subfamilia: Melioideae
Tribus: Turraeeae
Genus: Turraea
Species: Turraea nilotica

Name

Turraea nilotica Kotschy & Peyr., 1867

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Turraea nilotica var. glabrata Fiori in Res. Sci. Somalia Ital.: 49 (1916)
  • Turraea randii Baker f. in J. Bot. 37: 427 (1899)
  • Turraea tubulifera C.DC. in Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 10: 133 (1907)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Eastern Africa Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kotschy & Peyr., 1867. Pl. Tinn.: 12

Additional references

• Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Turraea nilotica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 29. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Turraea nilotica. 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. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Turraea nilotica. Published online. Accessed: January 29 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Turraea nilotica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 January 2024.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: laeveldkanferfoelieboom

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