Meliaceae
Trichilia

Trichilia retusa Oliv.

First published in Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 334 (1868)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to SW. Ethiopia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Sudan, Zaïre

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.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Robyns, W. & al. (eds.) (1948-1963). Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1-10.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 1: 334 (1868)
  • Harms in E. & P. Pflanzenfam 19B, 1: 110
  • Pellegr. in Notulae Syst. 9: 17
  • Staner in Bull. Jard. Bot. Brux. 16: 152, t. 2, D–F.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • 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.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Schweinfurth, G. [2636] Sudan K005131619 Yes
Meyers, J.G. [7091] Sudan K005131624 Yes
Sillitoe, F. [277] Sudan K005131614 Yes
Turner, L. [92] Sudan K005131626 Yes
Andrews, F.W. [A1427] Sudan K005131615 Yes
Sillitoe, F. [277] Sudan K005131613 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [2819] Sudan K005131616 Yes
[L. James] [92] Sudan K005131625 Yes
Aylmer, G. [GA/27/46] Sudan K005131620 Yes
Barter, C. [1181] Niger K000432121 Unknown Type Material Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, S.; Host, P.; Desissa, D.; Shigulte, K. [7343] Ethiopia K005131627 Yes
Friis, I.; Woldu, Z.; Vollesen, K.B. [2573] Ethiopia K005131628 Yes
Barter, C. [1187] Nigeria K000432122 Unknown Type Material Yes
Simpson, N.D. [76412] Sudan K005131622 Yes
Friis, I.; Woldu, Z.; Vollesen, K.B. [2556] Ethiopia K005131629 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [3963] Sudan K005131618 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [[76422]] Sudan K005131621 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [1633] Sudan K005131617 Yes
Andrews, F.W. [920] Sudan K005131623 Yes
[Dr. Cunge] [s.n.] Sudan K005131612 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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