Meliaceae
Turraea

Turraea wakefieldii Oliv.

First published in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 15: t. 1489 (1885)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Somalia to Mozambique. It is a scrambling shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania

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.
  • Styles, B.T. & White, F. (1991). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Meliaceae: 1-67.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Exell, A.W., Fernandes, A. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1963). Flora Zambesiaca 2(1): 1-351. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Styles, B.T. & White, F. (1991). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Meliaceae: 1-67.

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

  • A. Engler & O. Drude, Die Vegetation Der Erde, IX, Pflanzenwelt Afrikas 3(1): 815 (1915).
  • Bak.f. in Journal of Botany 41: 12 (1903).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 275 (1961).
  • F. White & Styles in Flora Zambesiaca 2: 314, fig. 61B (1963).
  • 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. 320 (1949).
  • Oliv. in Hook., Ic. Pl. 15, t. 1489 (1885).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gomes e Sousa [1904] Mozambique K005106551 Yes
Torre, A.R. [3821] Mozambique K005106548 Yes
Goyder, D.J.; Alves, T.; Crawford, F.; Luke, Q.; Massingue, A.; Matimele, H.; de Sousa, C.; Timberlake, J. [6101] Mozambique K000738351 Yes
Gomes e Sousa [1731] Mozambique K005106557 Yes
Leach, L.C.; [R.D. Bayliss] [11832] Mozambique K005106550 Yes
Kirk [s.n.] Somalia K000425481 Unknown Type Material Yes
Phillips, E. [4287] Malawi K005106549 Yes
Grandvaux Barbosa, A.; de Lemos, F. [7925] Mozambique K005106553 Yes
de Lemos, F.; Balsinhas, A. [193] Mozambique K005106554 Yes
s.coll. [12069] Mozambique K005106558 Yes
Gomes e Sousa [2052] Mozambique K005106559 Yes
Marques, A.; Balsinhas, A. [49] Mozambique K005106560 Yes
Gomes E Sousa, A.F. [2222] Mozambique K005106556 Yes
Macuacua, L. [61] Mozambique K005106555 Yes
Wakefield, A. [s.n.] K000432051 Type Yes
[Nudare] [s.n.] Mozambique K005106552 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • 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