Putranjivaceae
Drypetes

Drypetes usambarica (Pax) Hutch.

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 6(1): 686 (1912)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to Tanzania. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Tanzania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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): 686 (1912).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 207 (1949).
  • Pax & K. Hoffm. in A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich IV. 147 (15): 239 (1922).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 1996 Lovett, J.; Congdon, T.C.E. [3140] Tanzania K000452827 Type No
Marshall, A.R.; Mwakisoma, R. [1548] Tanzania K001600840 Yes
Marshall, A.R.; Mwakisoma, R. [1254] Tanzania K001600848 Yes
Marshall, A.R.; Mwakisoma, R. [1250] Tanzania K001600849 Yes
Marshall, A.R.; Mwakisoma, R. [1201] Tanzania K001600850 Yes
Marshall, A.R.; Mwakisoma, R. [1502] Tanzania K001611008 Yes
Marshall, A.R.; Mwakisoma, R. [1089] Tanzania K001611006 Yes
Procter, J.E.A. [189] Tanzania K000452832 No
Smith, R.; Goyder, D.J.; Pope, G.V. [5958] Tanzania K000452828 Holotype No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1990] Tanzania K:SPC-22003.000 No
Procter, J. [189] Tanzania K:SPC-15732.000 No
Magogo [805] Tanzania K000452835 No
Gereau, R.E.; Lovett, J. [2663] Tanzania K000452829 No
Lovett, J.; Thomas, D.W. [2657] Tanzania K000452836 No
Willan, R.L. [564] Tanzania K000452834 No
Engler [1008a] Tanzania K000406358 Unknown Type Material Yes
Semsei, S.R.; Hemsley, J.H. [1149] Tanzania K000452831 Yes
Willan, R.L. [352] Tanzania K000452833 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/

  • 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