Putranjivaceae
Drypetes

Drypetes ugandensis (Rendle) Hutch.

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 6(1): 687 (1912)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cameroon to South Sudan and Uganda. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, DR Congo, Sudan-South Sudan, Uganda

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Engler & O. Drude, Die Vegetation Der Erde, IX, Pflanzenwelt Afrikas 3(2): 35 (1921).
  • Hutch. in Flora of Tropical Africa 6(1): 687 (1912).
  • Pax & K. Hoffm. in A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich IV. 147 (15): 243 (1922).
  • W.J. Eggeling, Indigenous Trees of the Uganda Protectorate, ed. 2: 123 (1952).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2000 Fay, J.M.; Harris, D. [8529] Central African Republic K:SPC-55644.000 No
Jackson, J.K. [1384] South Sudan K004430995 Yes
Friis, I.; Vollesen, K.B. [495] South Sudan K004430998 Yes
Jackson, J.K. [1383] South Sudan K004430996 Yes
Luke, Q.; Bytebier, B. [12603] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004430645 Yes
Jackson, J.K. [1256] South Sudan K004430999 Yes
Bates, G.L. [1744] Cameroon K004430642 Yes
Bates, G.L. [1790] Cameroon K004430640 Yes
Bates, G.L. [1744] Cameroon K004430643 Yes
Bagshawe, A.G. [613] Uganda K000406357 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bates, G.L. [1744] Cameroon K004430641 Yes
Bates, G.L. [1790] Cameroon K004430644 Yes
Jackson, J.K. [1383] South Sudan K004430997 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/

  • 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