Dilleniaceae
Tetracera

Tetracera boiviniana Baill.

First published in Adansonia 7: 300 (1867)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Kenya to Mozambique. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Lucas, G.Ll. (1968). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Dilleniaceae: 1-6.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Exell, A.W. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1960). Flora Zambesiaca 1(1): 1-336. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Engler & O. Drude, Die Vegetation Der Erde, IX, Pflanzenwelt Afrikas 3(2): 476, fig. 220 (1921).
  • Baill., Adansonia 7: 300, t. 7 (1867).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 171 (1961).
  • Gilg & Werderm. in A. Engler & K. Prantl, Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien, ed. 2, 21: 17, fig. 7 (1925).
  • Gilg. in Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theile B: 330 & C: 272 (1895).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 182 (1949).
  • Oliv., Flora of Tropical Africa 1: 13 (1868), pro parte, excl. specim. Welwitsch.
  • Wild in Flora Zambesiaca 1: 103, t. 7/B (1960).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 6, 2023 Miteca, H.; Manhiça, C.; Pinto, L. [HM002] Mozambique K009000448 No
Boivin [s.n.] Kenya K000076056 Holotype No
Boivin [s.n.] Kenya K000076057 Type No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • 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
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  • 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