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

Vernacular names

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