Uapaca kirkiana

Uapaca kirkiana

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Phyllanthaceae
Subfamilia: Antidesmatoideae
Tribus: Uapaceae
Genus: Uapaca
Species: Uapaca kirkiana
Varieties: U. k. var. benguelensis – U. k. var. gossweileri – U. k. var. kirkiana

Name

Uapaca kirkiana Mull.Arg., 1864

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional:Western Africa Angola Regional:Central Africa Burundi, DR Congo, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe Regional:Eastern Africa Mozambique, Tanzania References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Müller Argoviensis, J., 1864. Flora, oder (Allgemeine) Botanischer Zeitung. Regensberg, Jena 47:517.

Additional references

Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Uapaca kirkiana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 02. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Uapaca kirkiana. Published online. Accessed: May 02 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. Uapaca kirkiana. 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. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 02. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Uapaca kirkiana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 May 2025.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Uapaca kirkiana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

bem: Musuku
be: Musuku
English: Mahobohobo, Sugar plum, Wild loquat, Masuku (trade name)
Silozi: Musuku, Chilundu, Muhaka
nd: Umhobohobo, Muzanje
Chi-Chewa: Mkusu, Mpotopoto (Nyanja), Msuku (Nyanja)
chiShona: Mazhanje (fruit), Muzhanje (fruit), Mushuku, Mutongoro, Umhobohobo
Kiswahili: Nkusu, Mkusu

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