Celastraceae
Maytenus

Maytenus undata (Thunb.) Blakelock

First published in Kew Bull. 11: 237 (1956)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, Comoros, Madagascar. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1994). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 1: 1-336. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 3: 1-89. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Exell, A.W., Fernandes, A. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1966). Flora Zambesiaca 2(2): 353-653. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
  • Robyns, W. & al. (eds.) (1948-1963). Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1-10.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) in Thulin, M. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Somalia 2: 1-303. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in Kew Bull. 1956: 237 (1956).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1994). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 1: 1-336. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 3: 1-89. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 2, (1999) Author: by Sebsebe Demissew [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Blakelock in Kew Bulletin 11: 237 (1956) as “undatus”.
  • Cufod. in Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'État a Bruxelles 28, Suppl.: 480 (1958).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 136 (1961).
  • F. White, Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia p. 218 (1962).
  • J.-F. Villiers in Fl. Cameroun 19: 18, 16 (1975).
  • Keay & Blakelock in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 624 (1958).
  • Marais in Bothalia 7: 383 (1960).
  • N. Robson & Sousa, Fl. Moçamb 48: 21 (1969).
  • N. Robson in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 39: 28 (1965)
  • N. Robson in Flora Zambesiaca 2: 371 (1966).
  • R. Wilczek in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 9: 118 (1960).
  • Sebsebe in Fl. Ethiopia 3:338 (1990).
  • Sebsebe in Symb. Bot. Upsal. 25(2): 47 (1985)
  • Troupin, Fl. Pl. Lign. Rwanda: 206, fig. 68.3 (1982).
  • Troupin, Fl. Rwanda 2: 330, fig. 104.3 (1983).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2008 Tchiengue, B. [1884] Cameroon K000580462 Yes
Sep 1, 2000 Cable, S. [2901] Cameroon K000093783 Yes
Sep 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [1652] Cameroon K000093781 Yes
Mar 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [4351 A] Cameroon K000337632 Yes
Mar 1, 2000 Satabie, B. [1082 A] Cameroon K000337630 Yes
Mar 1, 2000 Satabie, B. [1082 A] Cameroon K000337631 Yes
Aug 1, 1998 Etuge, M. [2271] Cameroon K000337627 Yes
Aug 1, 1998 Etuge, M. [2353] Cameroon K000337628 Yes
Apr 1, 1997 Munyenyembe, P. [785] Cameroon K000337629 Yes
Mar 1, 1996 Cheek, M. [7343] Cameroon K000027235 Yes
Jan 1, 1964 Wood, J.M. [6362] South Africa K000035894 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1964 Hillary; Robertson [561] Botswana K000282854 Yes
Jan 1, 1964 Welwitsch [1345] Angola K000035864 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1964 Burchell, W.J. [2037] South Africa K000035893 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1964 Grenfell, A.P. [4] South Africa K000035897 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1964 Grenfell, A.P. [1142] South Africa K000035895 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1964 Burtt-Davy, J. [1158] South Africa K000035896 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1964 Burchell, W.J. [1663] South Africa K000035892 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1964 Burchell, W.J. [1663] South Africa K000035891 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1955 Gossweiler, J. [7379] Angola K001307879 Yes
Jan 1, 1955 Boivin, M. [s.n.] Madagascar K000035873 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1955 Boivin, M. [s.n.] Madagascar K000035872 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1955 Gossweiler, J. [4483] Angola K001307878 Yes
Jan 1, 1955 Welwitsch [1359] Angola K000035863 Unknown Type Material Yes
Balde, A.; Diallo, A. [296] Guinea K001310803 Yes
Thomas, D.W. [261] Cameroon K001518767 No
Zapfack, L. [987] Cameroon K001394661 Yes
Timberlake, J. [5115] Mozambique K000613495 Yes
Ash [293] Ethiopia K:SPC-13369.020 No
Patel, H. [7297] Mozambique K000545247 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3024] Tanzania K:SPC-11547.000 No
Patel, H. [7206] Mozambique K000545167 Yes
Patel, H. [8007] Mozambique K000614335 Yes
Zapfack, L. [999] Cameroon K001394673 Yes
Timberlake, J. [5083] Mozambique K000613463 Yes
Patel, H. [7232] Mozambique K000545193 No
Mphamba [109] Mozambique K000614317 Yes
Patel, H. [7233] Mozambique K000545194 Yes
Timberlake, J. [5129] Mozambique K000613509 Yes
Patel, H. [7151] Mozambique K000545122 Yes
Timberlake, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000614479 No
Faulkner, H. [2296] Tanzania K:SPC-06477.000 No
Patel, H. [7164] Mozambique K000545135 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1896] Tanzania K:SPC-11548.000 No
Thompson, S.A.; Rawlins, J.E. [6220] Malawi K000035862 Holotype Yes
Patel, H. [7235] Mozambique K000545196 Yes
Patel, H. [7234] Mozambique K000545195 Yes
Patel, H. [8020] Mozambique K000614346 Yes
Etuge, M. [1652] Cameroon K:SPC-63836.000 No
Patel, H. [7264] Mozambique K000545224 Yes
Bamps, P.; Martins, S. [4323] Angola K000282853 Yes
Patel, H. [7239] Mozambique K000545200 Yes

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  • Flora of Somalia

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

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

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

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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    • 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/
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    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0