Putranjivaceae
Drypetes

Drypetes natalensis (Harv.) 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 South Sudan to S. Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

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.
  • 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.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi. Scripta Botanica Belgica 34: 1-199.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Engler & O. Drude, Die Vegetation Der Erde, IX, Pflanzenwelt Afrikas 3(2): 35 (1921).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 193 (1961).
  • Hutch. in Fl. Cap. 5(2): 404 (1920).
  • Pax & K. Hoffm. in A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich IV. 147 (15): 243 (1922).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2019 Osborne, J.;Agostenho, M.; Darbyshire, I.; Fansdeo, G.; Mucaleque, P. [JO1271] Mozambique K:SPC-78908.000 No
Mar 1, 2019 Osborne, J.;Agostenho, M.; Darbyshire, I.; Fansdeo, G.; Mucaleque, P. [JO1271] Mozambique K001417373 Yes
Jun 30, 2010 Banze, A. [73] Mozambique K000546049 No
Jan 1, 1954 Clements, J.B. [35] Malawi K000406353 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1954 Engler [3267] Tanzania K000406356 Unknown Type Material Yes
Synnott, T.J. [1948] Somalia K004430993 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3486] Tanzania K004431122 Yes
[G. B. Rehlburn] [EA15204] Kenya K004431112 Yes
Andrews, F.W. [A1589] Sudan K004430994 Yes
Robertson, S.A. (Mrs.) [6822] Kenya K004431114 Yes
Osborne, J.; Datizua, C.; Langa, C.; Zandamela, J.; Melecuane, B. (driver) [JO1652] Mozambique K001346476 No
Elliot, C.W. [1543] Kenya K004431111 Yes
Hemming, C.F.; Deshmukh, I. [JESS/86/113] Somalia K004430992 Yes
Joanna [5950] Kenya K004431125 Yes
Timberlake, J. [5387] Mozambique K000614380 No
Frontier-Tanzania [3402] Tanzania K004431120 Yes
Moggridge, J.T. [505] Kenya K004431124 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J.; Galil, J.; Eisikowitch, D. [71/848] Kenya K004431128 Yes
Osborne, J.; Agostenho, M.; Darbyshire, I.; Fansdeo, G.; Mucaleque, P. [JO1272] Mozambique K001295811 No
Timberlake, J. [5411] Mozambique K000614403 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3486] Tanzania K004431117 Yes
Dowsett-Lemaire, F. [2515] Mozambique K000614127 No
Lucas, G. Ll.; Jeffrey, C.; Kirika [235] Kenya K004431108 Yes
Scheffler, G. [[390]] Kenya K004431129 Yes
Tweedie [2216] Kenya K004431123 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kirika [10964] Tanzania K004431121 Yes
Magogo, F.; Glover, P. [286] Kenya K004431109 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [1722] Kenya K004431127 Yes
Wood, J.M. [1756] South Africa K000406342 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Greenway, P.J. [8351] Tanzania K004431118 Yes
Frontier-Tanzania [2680] Tanzania K004431119 Yes
Greenway [4445] Tanzania K004431116 Yes
Lucas, G. Li. [235] Kenya K:SPC-22770.000 No
Gerrard, W.T. [62] South Africa K000406340 Unknown Type Material Yes
Elliot, C.W. [1543] Kenya K004431110 Yes
Robertson, S.A. (Mrs.); Luke, Q. [6295] Kenya K004431115 Yes
Perdue, R.E.; Kibuwa, S.P. [10044] Kenya K004431113 Yes
Sanderson, J. [105] South Africa Cyclostemon natalensis K000406341 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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