Rhamnaceae

Scutia (Comm. ex DC.) Brongn.

First published in Mém. Fam. Rhamn.: 55 (1826)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is W. South America to Brazl and N. Argentina, Tropical & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, India to S. China and Indo-China.

Distribution

Native to:

Aldabra, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Burundi, Cape Provinces, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Galápagos, India, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Northern Provinces, Peru, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Uruguay, Vietnam, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in Ann. Sci. Nat. 10: 362 (1827) nom. conserv.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Mém. Fam. Rhamn.: 55 (1826), nom. conserv.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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