Meliaceae
Melia

Melia volkensii Gürke

First published in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 231 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Ethiopia to NE. Tanzania. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Styles, B.T. & White, F. (1991). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Meliaceae: 1-67.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) in Thulin, M. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Somalia 2: 1-303. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Thulin, M. (ed.) in Thulin, M. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Somalia 2: 1-303. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 2, (1999) Author: by A. S. Hassan & M. Cheek [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 269 (1961).
  • Gürke in Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theile C: 231 (1895).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 317 (1949).
  • Styles & F. White in Fl. Eth. 3: 485, fig. 124.4 (1990).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Luke, P.A.; Luke, W.R.Q. [7375] Kenya K005108042 Yes
Scheffler, G. [119] K005108037 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B3501] Kenya K005108052 Yes
R.E. Perdue, Jr; Higgins, J.J. [11707] Kenya K005108054 Yes
Sangai, G.W. [912] Kenya K005108047 Yes
Friis, I.; Hansen, O.J. [2657] Kenya K005108055 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [12582] Kenya K005108044 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Hemming, C.F. [24791] Somalia K005107992 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Assefa Hailu; Ermias Getachew [11284] Ethiopia K005107990 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [5025] Kenya K005108049 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB4380] Kenya K005108048 Yes
Hemming, C.F. [83/161] Somalia K005107993 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B1652] Kenya K005108051 Yes
Milne, G. [8] Kenya K005108036 Yes
Friis, I.; Sebsebe, D.; Abebe, W.; Ermias Getachew [14885] Ethiopia K005107988 Yes
Friis, I.; Sebsebe, D.; Abebe, W.; Ermias Getachew [14885] Ethiopia K005107987 Yes
Gatheri, G.W.; Mungai, G.M.; Kanuri Kibui [79/87] Kenya K005108050 Yes
Napper, D.M.; Kanuri [2030] Kenya K005108053 Yes
Bally [s.n.] Kenya K005108045 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [12582] Kenya K005108043 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Assefa Hailu; Ermias Getachew [11285] Ethiopia K005107986 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [8742] Ethiopia K005107989 Yes
Haugen, T. [960] Ethiopia K005107991 Yes
Verdcourt [2350] Kenya K005108035 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [15506] Kenya K005108046 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/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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