Meliaceae
Turraea

Turraea obtusifolia Hochst.

First published in Flora 27: 296 (1844)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, Eswatini, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Exell, A.W., Fernandes, A. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1963). Flora Zambesiaca 2(1): 1-351. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 1981 Philcox, D.; Leppard, M.J. [8840] Zimbabwe K000315310 Yes
Hodgson, L.M. [19/55] Zimbabwe K005106399 Yes
Cooper, T. [2031] K005107014 Yes
[W.G. Lowrie] [1889] K005106998 Yes
Power, J.H. [2554] South Africa K005106986 Yes
Grandvaux Barbosa, L.A.; de Lemos, F. [8621] Mozambique K005106391 Yes
Wells, M.J. [1862] K005106965 Yes
de Lemos, F.; Balsinhas, A. [303] Mozambique K005106394 Yes
s.coll. [3925] K004117183 Yes
Meeuse, A.D.J. [9660] K005107018 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [2337] K005106995 Yes
Langa, C.; Matimele, H.; Zandamela, J.; Osborne, J.; Rokni, S.; Munwane, C.; Machuama, B. [CL 2] Mozambique K001346002 Yes
McCabe, J.; Merstone, A. [40] Botswana K000315314 No
Pole-Evans, I.B. [3113(32)] K005106988 Yes
Power, J.H. [2554] Botswana K000315311 No
Strey, R.G. [8121] K005107020 Yes
Codd, L.E.W.; de Winter, B. [4990] K005106994 Yes
Guy, G.L. [3/59] Zimbabwe K005106400 Yes
[M.C. Cillett] [346] K005107006 Yes
Van der Schijff, H.P.; Marais, W. [3671] K005106981 Yes
Burchell [4106] K005106977 Yes
Germishuizen, G. [371] K005107004 Yes
Strey, R.G. [11186] K005107028 Yes
Drège [s.n.] K005107016 Yes
Strey, R.G. [9795] K005107027 Yes
Strey, R.G. [4995] K005107021 Yes
de Winter, B. [8635] K005107019 Yes
Atherstone [48] South Africa K000425493 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ngoni, J.F. [364] Zimbabwe K005106406 Yes
Krauss [308] South Africa K000425496 Type Yes
Balsinhas, A. [195] Mozambique K005106396 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005106973 Yes
[Dr. R.B. Grant] [s.n.] K005107017 Yes
Gueingins [s.n.] K005107011 Yes
Germishuizen, G. [00759] K005107009 Yes
Duncan [s.n.] K000425494 Unknown Type Material Yes
Plowes, D.C.H. [1769] Zimbabwe K005106398 Yes
Strey, R.G. [3293] K005106989 Yes
Thode, J. [A1368] K005106984 Yes
Brown; Shapiro [346] K005107000 Yes
Vuuren, D.V. [451] K005106996 Yes
Moll, E.J. [3110] K005106959 Yes
Cheadle; Wells [672] K005106961 Yes
Comins, D.M. [1265] K005106967 Yes
Cooper, T. [2026] K005107012 Yes
Vahrmeijer, J. [597] K005107023 Yes
Miller, O.B. [B/266] Botswana K005106990 Yes
Manais, W. [449] K005106974 Yes
Wells; Edwards [[77]] K005106969 Yes
Westfall, R.H. [1562] K005107008 Yes
Camerik, A.M. [136] Botswana K000315315 No
Barbosa [620] Mozambique K005106390 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [2549] Mozambique K005106392 Yes
Bayliss, R.D.A. [BS6958] South Africa K005107029 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005107005 Yes
Hansen, O.J. [3296] Botswana K000315312 No
Strey, R.G. [8065] K005107026 Yes
Cecil, E. [105] Zimbabwe K000315313 No
Balsinhas, A. [3180] K005107003 Yes
Werdermann, E.; Oberdieck, H.-D. [1617] K005107025 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [2493] K005106992 Yes
Eyles, F. [154] K005106407 Yes
Plowes, D.C.H. [1769] Zimbabwe K005106397 Yes
Grosvenor, R.K. [624] Zimbabwe K005106402 Yes
Drummond, R.B. [7906] Zimbabwe K005106401 Yes
Sutherland [s.n.] South Africa K000425495 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nation, O. [116] K005106993 Yes
Crozier, D.E. [137/70] Zimbabwe K005106404 Yes
s.coll. [97] K005106983 Yes
s.coll. [11690] Mozambique K005106393 Yes
Comins, D.M. [1265] K005106970 Yes
Wells, M.J. [2127] K005106971 Yes
Cooper, T. [2028] K005107013 Yes
Edwards, D. [1492] K005106978 Yes
Pegler, A. [337] K005106966 Yes
Cooper, T. [2039] K004117182 Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [30689] K005107024 Yes
Ross; Moll [2309] K005106960 Yes
Gomes; Sousa [3924] Mozambique K005106395 Yes
St.E Wilken [s.n.] K005107007 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B. [3933] K005106985 Yes
Miller, T. [607] Zimbabwe K005106403 Yes
Hutton, H. [s.n.] K005106963 Yes
s.coll. [762] K005107015 Yes
Johnson, S.M. [1063] K005106980 Yes
Acocks, J. [8831] K005106987 Yes
Venter, F. [1133] K005107002 Yes
Repton, J.E. [6019] K005107022 Yes
Dlamini, B. [s.n.] Eswatini K005106997 Yes
Venter, F. [1035] K005107001 Yes
Jacot-Guillarmod, A. [3976] K005106968 Yes
Dyer, R.A. [5445] K005106979 Yes
Burchell [3831] K005106976 Yes
[Bresnchamp]; Schweicherdt [4] K005106991 Yes
Strey, R.G. [4304] K005106999 Yes
Medley Wood, J. [12573] K005106962 Yes
Comins, D.M. [1046] K005106975 Yes
Gerrard, W.T. [109] K005106964 Yes
Kirk, J.W.C. [62] K005106982 Yes
Leach, L.C.; Noel, A.R.A. [191] Botswana K000315309 Yes
Pope, G. [780] Zimbabwe K005106405 Yes

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