Meliaceae
Ekebergia

Ekebergia capensis Sparrm.

First published in Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 1779: 282 (1779)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Ascension

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Catarino, L., Martins, E.S., Diniz, M.A. & Pinto-Basto, M.F. (2006). Check-list da flora vascular do parque natural das Lagos de Cufada (Guiné-Bissau). Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17: 97-141.
  • 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.
  • Exell, A.W., Fernandes, A. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1963). Flora Zambesiaca 2(1): 1-351. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Fairhurst, W. (2004). Flowering Plants of Ascension island: 1-300. Higham Press, Shirland, Alfreton, England.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2015). Flore du Gabon 47: 1-115. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.
  • Styles, B.T. & White, F. (1991). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Meliaceae: 1-67.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Fairhurst, W. (2004). Flowering Plants of Ascension island: 1-300. Higham Press, Shirland, Alfreton, England.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • C. DC. in A. & C. DC., Monogr. Phan. 1: 641 (1878).
  • Chalk et al. in Chalk & Burtt Davy, For. Trees. Brit. Emp. 3: 51, t. 7/10 (1935).
  • F. White & Styles in Flora Zambesiaca 2: 316, t. 62 (1963).
  • F. White & Styles in Flora of Southern Africa 18(3): 51, fig. 16 (1986).
  • F. White in Bothalia 16: 155, fig. 5 (1986).
  • Sparrm. in Sv. Vet. Akad. Handl. 40: 282, t. 9 (1779).
  • Styles & F. White in Fl. Eth. 3: 489, fig. 124.6/6–9 (1990).
  • Styles in E. Afr. Agric. Journ. 39: 409 (1974).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2022 Rieder, C.; Camara, M. [179] Guinea K000010564 No
Goldsmith, B. [83/61] Zimbabwe K004819558 Yes
Ruffo [745] K004819337 Yes
de Koning, J.; Jansen, P.C.M.; Zunguze, D. [8641] Mozambique K004819537 Yes
Semsei, S.K. [2976] Tanzania K004819322 Yes
Willan, R.L. [70] Tanzania K004819307 Yes
Vahrmeijer, J.; Joyat [168] K004819646 Yes
Haerdi, F. [361/0] Tanzania K004819325 Yes
Lynes, H. (Rev. Adm.) [Pg55] K004819341 Yes
Milne-Redhead [1182] Zambia K004819583 Yes
[F.J. Hughes] [19] Tanzania K004819313 Yes
Moll, E.J. [4927] K004819623 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [7234] Tanzania K004819317 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [13286] Zambia K004819589 Yes
[Trmvel] [352] Mozambique K004819533 Yes
Willan, R.L. [482] Tanzania K004819314 Yes
Angus, A. [406] Zambia K004819597 Yes
Procter, J.E.A. [227] Tanzania K004819311 Yes
Tanzania K:SPC-07650.000 No
Carmichael [1290] K004819343 Yes
Phipps, J.B. [2274] Zimbabwe K004819569 Yes
Gomes e Sousa, A. [3369] Mozambique K004819551 Yes
Styles, B.T. [294] Uganda K:SPC-06049.019 No
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000432072 Unknown Type Material Yes
Moll, E.J. [3435] K004819621 Yes
Gilliland, H.B. [K976] Zimbabwe K004819577 Yes
Angus, A. [3832] Zambia K004819497 Yes
Lotter, M.C.; Turpin, B.C. [1868] Mozambique K000738358 Yes
Jeke, R.C. [75] Malawi K004819521 Yes
Steedman (Miss) [5116] Zimbabwe K004819575 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004819632 Yes
Eyles, F. [2682] Zimbabwe K004819572 Yes
Hughes [283] Tanzania K004819308 Yes
Gomes e Sousa [3813] Mozambique K004819536 Yes
Balaka, J.L.; Moyo, S.F. [272] Malawi K004819516 Yes
Krauss [128] K004819629 Yes
Buchanan, C.M.G. [39] K000432073 Type Yes
Dawe, M.T. [470] Mozambique K004819532 No
Greenway, P.J.; Trapnell, C.G. [5730] Zambia K004819599 Yes
Grandvaux Barbosa, L.A.; de Lemos, F. [8025] Mozambique K004819541 Yes
Procter, J.; Shabani, S. [2705] K004819336 Yes
Rogers, F.A. (Rev.) [8565] Zimbabwe K004819602 Yes
Chapman, J.D.; Patel, I.H.; Tawakali, E.J. [6221] Malawi K004819520 Yes
Gomes e Sousa [3830] Mozambique K004819543 Yes
Conrads (Father) [5261] K004819334 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [11971] K004819339 Yes
Carmichael [804] Tanzania K004819326 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Greenway, P.J. [8079] Zambia K004819588 Yes
Thode, J. [A1527] K004819612 Yes
Steele [34] Tanzania K004819299 Yes
Chase, N.C. [7885] Zimbabwe K004819565 Yes
Smith, P.A. [726] Botswana K000315301 Yes
Chapman [279] Malawi K004819522 Yes
Strey, R.G. [5749] K004819619 Yes
White, F. [3133] Zambia K004819594 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K000072994 Yes
Torre, A.R.; Correia, M.F. [15972] Mozambique K004819557 Yes
Macaulay, M.A. (Mrs) [[936AEG]] Zambia K004819581 Yes
Echlon [s.n.] K004819609 Yes
Bainbridge, W.R. [403/59] Zambia K004819505 Yes
Vahrmeijer, J.; [Joyat] [168] K004819647 Yes
Patel, I.H.; Kwatha, R.B. [2650] Malawi K004819510 Yes
Chapman, J.D.; Chapman, E.G. [8125] Malawi K004819524 Yes
White, F. [3399] Zambia K004819503 Yes
Allen, C.E.F. [349] Zimbabwe K004819586 Yes
Schimper [919] K000432081 Unknown Type Material Yes
Frame, G.W. [262] Tanzania K004819315 Yes
Shabani [233] K004819330 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004819742 Yes
Gomes e Sousa, A.F. [3830] Mozambique K004819542 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [13286] Zambia K004819590 Yes
Myre, M. [273] Mozambique K004819553 Yes
Balde, A.; et. al. [958] Guinea K001310818 Yes
Swynnerton, C.F.M. [18] Zimbabwe K004819574 Yes
Pawek, J. [11938] Malawi K004819526 Yes
Tanner, R. [1724] Tanzania K004819304 Yes
unknown [284] K000432079 Type Yes
Greenway, P.J. [10248] Tanzania K004819321 Yes
Gomes e Sousa, A. [4432] Mozambique K004819534 Yes
Vahrmeijer, J. [1153] South Africa K004819651 Yes
Müller, T.; Pope, G. [1708] Zimbabwe K004819578 Yes
Devenish, N.J. [1039] South Africa K004819645 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [1182] Zimbabwe K004819584 Yes
Patel, I.H.; Tawakali, E.J. [1017] Malawi K004819527 Yes
Smith, P.A. [1115] Botswana K000315302 No
Zeyher [559] K004819633 Yes
[L. Mabalu] [3169] Tanzania K004819300 Yes
Holmes, W.D. [H1213] Zambia K004819593 Yes
Gerrard, W.T. [[654]] K004819613 Yes
Rudatis, H. [1141] K004819630 Yes
Milne-Redhead [1182] Zambia K004819582 Yes
Moll, E.J. [4236] K004819622 Yes
Ruffo; Kisena [2742] K004819342 Yes
Vahrmeijer; Tölken [248] K004819648 Yes
Steedman (Miss) [5132] Zimbabwe K004819560 Yes
Burchell [5380] K004819638 Yes
Conrads (Father) [5261] K004819333 Yes
Schimper [284] K000432080 Type Yes
Schimper [284] K000432082 Type Yes
Chapman, J.D.; Chapman, E.G. [8184] Malawi K004819525 Yes
Tanner, R. [3310] Tanzania K004819303 Yes
Purves, J.M. [199] Malawi K004819515 Yes
Alexander, R.C. [s.n.] K004819634 Yes
Smith, P.A. [1471] Botswana K000315303 No
Macêdo, A. [1310] Mozambique K004819528 Yes
Gerrard, W.T. [1599] K004819644 Yes
Tanner [3310] Tanzania K004819305 Yes
Gomes e Sousa, A. [4605] Mozambique K004819540 Yes
Patel, I.H.; Salubeni, A.J.; Banda, C.S. [1704] Malawi K004819579 Yes
[G.L. Grey] [s.n.] Zambia K004819592 Yes
[G.W. Smith] [s.n.] K004819626 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004819627 Yes
Hughes, F.J. [19] Tanzania K004819312 Yes
Rodin, R.J. [4116] South Africa K004819639 Yes
Parry, M.S. [193] Tanzania K004819310 Yes
Gomes e Sousa [3813] Mozambique K004819535 Yes
Armitage, F.B. [AR9/48] Zimbabwe K004819563 Yes
Greenway; Kanuri [11971] K004819340 Yes
[Bezulard Jacob] [3] Tanzania K004819309 Yes
Gomes e Sousa, A. [4605] Mozambique K004819538 Yes
[J.M. Hodgson] [H/10/50] Zimbabwe K004819564 Yes
Timberlake, J. [5074] Mozambique K000613454 No
Chapman, J.D.; Chapman, E.G. [8063] Malawi K004819518 Yes
Angus, A. [1774] Zambia K004819502 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [2165] South Africa K004819642 Yes
Grandvaux Barbosa, L.A. [8352] Mozambique K004819529 Yes
Robson, N.K.B.; Fanshawe [636] Malawi K004819513 Yes
Patel, I.H.; Kaunda, K. [1312] Malawi K004819507 Yes
Styles, B.T. [315] Uganda K:SPC-25694.030 No
s.coll. [635] K004819628 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F5512] Zambia K004819600 Yes
Bainbridge, W.R. [403/59] Zambia K004819591 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K004819320 Yes
Angus, A. [3530] Zambia K004819506 Yes
[R.M. Lawton] [1475] Zambia K004819498 Yes
Gilliland, H.B. [1011] Zimbabwe K004819559 Yes
Freyburg, B.J. [EA15453] K004819331 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [1122] Zambia K004819587 Yes
Gomes e Sousa, A.F. [3813] Mozambique K004819530 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Greenway, P.J. [7735] Zimbabwe K004819596 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1349] Tanzania K004819306 Yes
Torre, A.R.; Pereira, A. [12782] Mozambique K004819556 Yes
Conrads (Father) [5679] K004819335 Yes
Robson, N.K.B.; Fanshawe [542] Malawi K004819512 Yes
Mitchell, B.L. [3004] Zambia K004819501 Yes
Tanner, R. [5750] Tanzania K004819323 Yes
Carmichael, W. [1566] Tanzania K004819327 Yes
Wild, H. [2222] Zimbabwe K004819561 Yes
Moll, E.J. [1724] South Africa K004819618 Yes
Gerrard, W.T. [1603] K004819616 No
Morris, J.W. [710] Mozambique K004819547 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004819614 Yes
MacOwan, P. [1179] South Africa K004819607 Yes
Mgaza, C.D. [455] Tanzania K004819324 Yes
Rogers, F.A. (Rev.) [[8565]] Zimbabwe K004819580 Yes
[Jon. Flass] [1706] K004819610 Yes
Cheek, M. [1055] Kenya K:SPC-63817.000 No
Chapman, J.D.; Tawakali, E.J. [5913] Malawi K004819519 Yes
Gomes e Sousa, A.F. [3692] Mozambique K004819554 Yes
Purves, J.M. [199] Zimbabwe K004819585 Yes
Styles, B.T. [290a] Uganda K:SPC-06049.022 No
Obermeyer, A.A. [29292] K004819625 Yes
Kassam, J. [16] Zambia K004819504 Yes
Balsinhas, A. [149] Mozambique K004819546 Yes
Purves, J.M. [229] Malawi K004819514 Yes
Torre, A.R.; Pereira, A. [12731] Mozambique K004819552 Yes
Matalu, L. [3169] Tanzania K004819301 Yes
Thode, J. [s.n.] South Africa K004819615 Yes
Gomes e Sousa [3813] Mozambique K004819531 Yes
Fourcade, H.G. [4313] K004819631 Yes
Timberlake, J. [5138] Mozambique K000613518 No
Barrett, R.L. [[147/58]] Zimbabwe K004819570 Yes
Angus, A. [471] Zambia K004819595 Yes
s.coll. [3677] Zimbabwe K004819571 Yes
Thompson, S.; Rawlins, J.E. [6008] Malawi K004819511 Yes
Chase, N.C. [390] Zimbabwe K004819562 Yes
Lawton, R.M. [1459] Zambia K004819499 Yes
Cheek, M. [1055] Kenya K:SPC-29047.996 No
Torre, A.R. [2446] Mozambique K004819549 Yes
Patel, I.H.; Kwatha, R.B. [2650] Malawi K004819509 Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, L.D.E.F. [5531] K004819338 Yes
Moll, E.J. [2808] South Africa K004819649 Yes
Macuacua, L. [99] Mozambique K004819539 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K004819319 Yes
Rogers, F.A. (Rev.) [8565] Zambia K004819496 Yes
Thompson, S.; Rawlins, J.E. [6122] Malawi K004819508 Yes
Tanner, R. [1724] Tanzania K004819302 Yes
Patel, I.H.; Morris, B. [462] Malawi K004819523 Yes
Torre, A.R. [3929] Mozambique K004819550 Yes
Edwards, D. [2668] K004819617 Yes
Moll, E.J. [2756] South Africa K004819650 Yes
Torre, A.R. [4242] Mozambique K004819548 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [10297] Tanzania K004819316 Yes
Grandvaux Barbosa, L.A. [8352] Mozambique K004819555 Yes
Schlieben, H.J. [7552] K004819640 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F1663] Zambia K004819601 Yes
Hemm, G. [303] K004819635 Yes
s.coll. [166] Zambia K004819500 Yes
[F. Gosewiler] [1418] Zimbabwe K004819576 Yes
Angus, A. [1673] Zambia K004819598 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [12042] K004819332 Yes
Van Wyk, P. [BSA2771] Zimbabwe K004819566 Yes
Dawe, M.T. [470] Mozambique K004819544 No
Gomes e Sousa, A. [4432] Mozambique K004819545 Yes
Legat, C.E. [21] K004819641 Yes
Lovett, J.; Lovett, J. [2125] K004819329 Yes
[A. Angus] [3721] Zambia K004819495 Yes
Harris, T. [261] Mozambique K000613336 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K004819743 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K004819318 Yes
Fitz Gerald, D. [6975] Tanzania K004819328 Yes
Newbould, J.B. [6461] K004819345 Yes
Loveridge, J.P. [1425] Zimbabwe K004819567 Yes
[Gereinzind] [s.n.] K004819643 Yes
Timberlake, J. [5264] Mozambique K000613993 No
Carmichael, W. [1331] K004819344 Yes
Vahrmeijer, J. [1501] K004819620 Yes
Chase, N.C. [7885] Zimbabwe K004819568 Yes
Chapman, J.D.; Chapman, E.G. [9373] Malawi K004819517 Yes
Swynnerton, C.F.M. [581] Zimbabwe K004819573 Yes
Tweedie [1439] Kenya Ekebergia rueppelliana K004819356 Yes
Wigg, L.T. [FH709] Tanzania Ekebergia rueppelliana K004819357 Yes
Tothill, B.H. [2700] Uganda Ekebergia rueppelliana K004819346 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [1955] Ekebergia rueppelliana K004819359 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [7818] Kenya Ekebergia rueppelliana K004819363 Yes
Jarrett, T. [151] Uganda Ekebergia rueppelliana K004819350 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B4931] Kenya Ekebergia rueppelliana K004819355 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [7843] Kenya Ekebergia rueppelliana K004819351 Yes
[A.S. Thomas] [Th4134] Uganda Ekebergia rueppelliana K004819347 Yes
Thomas [4134] Uganda Ekebergia rueppelliana K004819348 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [1955] Ekebergia rueppelliana K004819360 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th3652] Uganda Ekebergia rueppelliana K004819349 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [2218] Kenya Ekebergia rueppelliana K004819354 Yes
Carmichael, W. [459] Ekebergia rueppelliana K004819358 Yes
Raynal, J. [19386] Ekebergia rueppelliana K004819361 Yes
Ruffo; Kisena [2624] Ekebergia rueppelliana K004819362 Yes
Jackson, T.H.E. [350] Kenya Ekebergia rueppelliana K004819352 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [9006] Kenya Ekebergia rueppelliana K004819353 Yes
May 31, 1949 Chevalier, A. [23133] Nigeria Ekebergia senegalensis K000432084 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 31, 1949 Chevalier, A. [16255] Ekebergia senegalensis K000432085 Unknown Type Material Yes
Adam, J.G. [895] Senegal Ekebergia senegalensis K001906866 No
Chevalier, A. [7497] Ekebergia senegalensis K000432083 Type Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Greenway, P.J. [8079] Zambia Ekebergia meyeri K:SPC-08938.000 No
Mildbraed, J. [8479] Cameroon Ekebergia mildbraedii K000432078 Type Yes

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