Ebenaceae
Diospyros

Diospyros squarrosa Klotzsch

First published in W.C.H.Peters, Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(Bot., 1): 184 (1861)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Somalia to S. Tropical Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by I. Friis [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Beentje, Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas p. 447 (1994).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 175 (1961).
  • F. White in Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 58: 366 (1988).
  • F. White in Flora Zambesiaca 7(1): 260, t. 58A (1983)
  • F. White in Flore d'Afrique Centrale, Ebenaceae: 33, t. 4N-O (1987)
  • F. White, Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia p. 332, t. 59F (1962).
  • Hiern in Trans. Camb. Phil. Soc. 12: 190 (1873).
  • K. Coates Palgrave, Trees Southern Afr.: 752 (1977).
  • Klotzsch in Peters, Reise Mossamb. Bot. 1: 184 (1861).
  • Sim, For. Fl. Port. E. Afr.: 83 (1909).
  • Vollesen in Opera Bot. 59: 31 (1980).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 31, 2023 Jessinau, S.; Setimane, V.; Sitiven, X., Campira, N., Tome. A.; Tsamba , A.; Benjemane, F. [SJ001] Mozambique K009001481 No
Aug 23, 2023 António, T.; Madeira, G.; Chirutse, P. ; Soane, J.; Chapo, J .; Temóteo, G. [TA023] Mozambique K009001545 No
Kirk, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000350767 Type Yes
Kirk, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000350768 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0