Putranjivaceae
Drypetes

Drypetes arguta (Müll.Arg.) Hutch.

First published in W.H.Harvey & O.W.Sonder, Fl. Cap. 5(2): 404 (1920)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to S. Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Eswatini, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Calane da Silva, M., Izdine, S. & Amuse, A.B. (2004). A Preliminary Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Mozambique: 1-184. SABONET, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Engler & O. Drude, Die Vegetation Der Erde, IX, Pflanzenwelt Afrikas 3(2): 35 (1921).
  • Hutch. in Fl. Cap. 5(2): 404 (1920).
  • Pax & K. Hoffm. in A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich IV. 147(15): 261 (1922).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 2021 Zandamela, J.; Datizua, C.; Osborne, J.; Langa, C.; Melecuane, B. [123] Mozambique K001346658 No
Strey, R.G. [9244] South Africa K004804300 Yes
Schlechter [11638] K004804292 Yes
Frontier-Tanzania [10] Tanzania K004431034 Yes
Moll, E.J. [4368] South Africa K004804297 Yes
Cooper, T. [3479] South Africa K004804293 Yes
Gumede, S.; Ndlovu, B.; Khuzwayo, P. [10507] South Africa K009000868 No
Mndolwa. [14] Tanzania K001890741 Yes
s.coll. [631] South Africa K004804294 Yes
Pooley, E.S. [782] South Africa K004804301 Yes
Frontier-Tanzania [2070] Tanzania K004431033 Yes
s.coll. [632] South Africa K004804295 Yes
Strey, R.G. [9781] South Africa K004804299 Yes
Gerstner, J. [6864] South Africa K004804290 Yes
Hornby, R.M. [2798] Eswatini K004804291 Yes
Wood, J.M. [1125] South Africa K004804296 Yes
Moll, E.J. [4442] South Africa K004804298 Yes
Frontier-Tanzania [2085] Tanzania K004431032 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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

  • 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 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