Celastraceae
Gymnosporia

Gymnosporia drummondii (N.Robson & Sebsebe) Jordaan

First published in Kew Bull. 58: 861 (2003 publ. 2004)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Central Kenya to NE. Tanzania (incl. Pemba Island), Madagascar. It is a scrambling shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Madagascar, Tanzania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Jordaan, M. (2012). A monograph of Gymnosporia (Celastraceae): 1-759. Thesis, Faculty Nat. Agric. Sci., Univ. of Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Tanner, R. [2268] Tanzania K004785056 Yes
Bojer [s.n.] Madagascar K004786291 Yes
Lyne, R.N. [130] Tanzania K004785058 Yes
Hornby (Mr.); Hornby (Mrs) [493] Tanzania K004785054 Yes
Hughes, J.L. [37] Tanzania K004785051 Yes
Abdallah, R.; Mboya, E.; Vollesen, K.B. [96/63] Tanzania K004785050 Yes
Greenway [2754] Tanzania K004785057 Yes
Procter [203] Tanzania K004785052 Yes
Hornby (Mr.); Hornby (Mrs) [493] Tanzania K004785053 Yes
Borhidi, A.; Iversen, S.T.; Mziray, W.R.; Temu, R.P.C. [85512] Tanzania K004785049 Yes
Barrau, M.M. (Miss) [s.n.] Tanzania K004785059 Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2580] Tanzania Maytenus drummondii K000542895 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2580] Tanzania Maytenus drummondii K000035848 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2580] Tanzania Maytenus drummondii K000035847 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2580] Tanzania Maytenus drummondii K000035849 Holotype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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