Phyllanthaceae
Phyllanthus

Phyllanthus somalensis Hutch.

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 6(1): 710 (1912)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Somalia, NE. Kenya. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Somalia

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. G. Gilbert [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Engler & O. Drude, Die Vegetation Der Erde, IX, Pflanzenwelt Afrikas 3(2): 25 (1921).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 216 (1961).
  • Hutch. in Flora of Tropical Africa 6(1): 710 (1912).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Lucas, G. L. [60] Kenya K004862033 Yes
Luke, O. et. al. [TPR 376] Kenya K004862037 Yes
Medley, K. [329] Kenya K004862035 Yes
Medley, K. Kenya K004862034 Yes
Gillet, B. [16404] Kenya K004862031 Yes
Luke, O.; et. al. [TRP 91] Kenya K004862036 Yes
Ellenbeck [2193] Kenya K000406210 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bally, P.R.O. Kenya K004862030 Yes
Paulo, S. [447] Kenya K004862032 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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