Malpighiaceae
Tristellateia

Tristellateia africana S.Moore

First published in J. Bot. 15: 289 (1877)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Somalia to Mozambique. It is a liana and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Exell, A.W., Fernandes, A. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1963). Flora Zambesiaca 2(1): 1-351. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Launert, E. (1968). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Malpighiaceae: 1-26.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1993). Flora of Somalia 1: 1-493. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1993). Flora of Somalia 1: 1-493. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

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

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Arènes in Mém. Mus. Nat. Hist. Paris, n. sér., 21: 311 (1947).
  • Cufod., Enumeratio Plantarum Aethiopiae Spermatophyta (Supplement in Bull. Jard. Bot. Brux.) p. 404 (1956).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 260 (1961).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 297 (1949).
  • Launert in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 35: 49, t. 7 (1961)
  • Launert in Flora Zambesiaca 2: 113, t. 14 (1963).
  • Niedenzu in A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich IV. 141: 64 (1928).
  • S. Moore in Journal of Botany 15: 289 (1877).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1958 Hildebrandt, J.M. [1974] Kenya K000416974 Type Yes
Luke; Robertson [1493] Kenya K000374071 Yes
Wakefield, T. [s.n.] Kenya K000416976 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kenya K000416977 Type Yes
Luke; Robertson [1493] Kenya K000544273 Yes
Tanzania K000416975 Unknown Type Material 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 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
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. 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