Capparaceae
Thilachium

Thilachium africanum Lour.

First published in Fl. Cochinch.: 342 (1790)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to S. Africa, Madagascar. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Elffers, J., Graham, R.A. & Dewolf, G.P. (1964). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Capparidaceae: 1-88.
  • Exell, A.W. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1960). Flora Zambesiaca 1(1): 1-336. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Exell, A.W. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1960). Flora Zambesiaca 1(1): 1-336. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Battiscombe & Dale, Trees and Shrubs of Kenya Colony p. 10 (1936).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 128 (1961).
  • DeWolf in Kirkia 2: 198 (1961).
  • Gilg & Bened. in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 53: 263 (1915).
  • Gilg in A. Engler & O. Drude, Die Vegetation Der Erde, IX, Pflanzenwelt Afrikas 3(1): 255 (1915).
  • Gilg in Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theile C: 187 (1895).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 120 (1949).
  • Lour., Fl. Cochinch.: 342 (1790).
  • Milne-Redh. in Mem. N.Y. Bot. Gard. 8: 218 (1953).
  • Oliv. in Flora of Tropical Africa 1: 82 (1868).
  • Wild in Flora Zambesiaca 1: 213, fig. 34/B (1960).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2012 Congdon, T.C.E. [775] Tanzania K000823891 No
Jan 1, 2012 Congdon, T.C.E. [782] Tanzania K000823890 No
Burtt, B.D. [5273] Tanzania K005592477 Yes
Mozambique K:SPC-27790.000 No
Fischer [10] Tanzania K005592479 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [13450] Tanzania K005592501 Yes
Kirk (Dr) [s.n.] K005592581 Yes
[Mandinde, S.] [HSM/263] Tanzania K005592461 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kirrika [10988] Tanzania K005592467 Yes
Wild, H. [2605] Mozambique K005592589 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [874] Tanzania K005592493 Yes
Hornby, A.J.W. [900] Mozambique K005592587 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [4468] Tanzania K005592473 Yes
de Koning, J.; Nuvunga, A. [8591] Mozambique K005592591 Yes
Perdue, R.E.; Kibuwa, S.P. [11397] Tanzania K005592475 Yes
Archbold, M.E. [3073] Tanzania K005592474 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [4825] Tanzania K005592492 Yes
de Koning, J.; Jansen, P.C.M.; Nuvunga, A.; Macuacua, L. [8515] Mozambique K005592590 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. (Dr) [6291] Tanzania K005592488 Yes
Wallace, G.B. [131] Tanzania K005592485 Yes
Kisena [333] Tanzania K005592470 Yes
Richards, H.M. [21606] Tanzania K:SPC-30165.000 No
Hughes [238] Tanzania K005592497 Yes
Schäfer, P.A. [7263] Mozambique K005592593 Yes
Kirk, J. (Dr.) [s.n.] K005592582 Yes
Hiemstra; de Koning [8594] Mozambique K005592592 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [2495] Tanzania K005592487 Yes
Archbold, M.E. [477] Tanzania K005592498 Yes
Batty, M. [865] Tanzania K005592465 Yes
Richards, M. (Mrs) [20315] Tanzania K005592468 Yes
White, R.J. [7] Mozambique K005592594 Yes
Kirk (Dr) [s.n.] K005592583 Yes
Kirk (Dr) [s.n.] K005592584 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [914] Tanzania K005592496 Yes
[Yusuf bin Mohamedi] [8622] Tanzania K005592495 Yes
Hack, R. [238/50] Mozambique K005592588 Yes
Bruce, E.M. [84] Tanzania K005592483 Yes
Harris, B.J.; Faden, R.B.; Csontos, P.; Csontos, K. [BJH5065] Tanzania K005592482 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [4447] Tanzania K005592471 Yes
Mohamedi, Y.B. [s.n.] Tanzania K005592489 Yes
Mgaza, C.D. [80] Tanzania K005592490 Yes
Edwards; Vahrmeÿer [4248] Mozambique K005592595 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [4442] Tanzania K005592472 Yes
Braun, H.M.H. [58] Tanzania K005592466 Yes
Bigger, M. [2234] Tanzania K005592464 Yes
Welch, J.R. [279] Tanzania K005592484 Yes
Wallace, G.B. [230] Tanzania K005592486 Yes
Shabani [184] Tanzania K005592481 Yes
Geilinger (Dr) [1724] Tanzania K005592478 Yes
s.coll. [3034] Tanzania K005592463 Yes
Raynal, J. [19396] Tanzania K005592469 Yes
Tanner, R. [310] Tanzania K:SPC-15409.000 No
Harris, L.D. [126] Tanzania K005592500 Yes
Kirk (Dr) [s.n.] K005592585 Yes
{Mrs. Hornby} [21] Tanzania K005592480 Yes
Clarke, G.P. [93] Tanzania K005592462 Yes
Tanner, R. [2230] Tanzania K005592491 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [1467] Tanzania K005592476 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [4921] Tanzania K005592494 Yes
Kirk (Dr) [120] K005592586 Yes
Leippert, H. (Dr) [5023] Tanzania K005592499 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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