Anacardiaceae
Pistacia

Pistacia aethiopica Kokwaro

First published in Kew Bull. 34: 755 (1980)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Eritrea to N. Tanzania. It is a tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Kokwaro, J.O. (1986). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Anacardiaceae: 1-59.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) in Thulin, M. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Somalia 2: 1-303. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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 M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Kokwaro in Kew Bulletin 34: 755 (1980).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Assefa Hailu; Ermias Getachew [11072] Ethiopia K002228399 Yes
Hemming, C.F. [1941] Somalia K002228415 Yes
Mwangargi, O.M. [49] K002228471 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th3185] K002228460 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Samuel [3149] K002228480 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Kariuki, F. [18816] K002228478 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland [550] Somalia K002228417 Yes
Napier, E.R. [2325] K002228469 Yes
Lavranos; Carter; et al. [24817] Somalia K002228422 Yes
Brockman, D. [1174] Somalia K002228412 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Assefa Hailu; Ermias Getachew [11072] Ethiopia K002228400 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland [1129] Somalia K002228419 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B10290] Somalia K002228416 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [2339] K002228475 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B.; Erens, J. [1064] K002228479 Yes
St. Clair-Thompson, G.W. [591] K002228486 Yes
Napier, E.R. [6718] K002228473 Yes
Friis, I.; Sebsebe, D.; Abebe, W.; Ermias Getachew [14752] Ethiopia K002228408 Yes
Gardner, H.M. [1290] K002228468 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Ensermu, K.; Vollesen, K.B. [7900] Ethiopia K002228401 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Jaeger, P.M.L. [6972] K002228462 Yes
Rammell, J.C. [s.n.] K002228476 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Watson, R.M. [23853] Somalia K002228410 Yes
Gardner, H.M. [2507] K002228477 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B.; Erens, J. [1285] K002228474 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Jones, B.M.G. [134U] Ethiopia K002228405 Yes
Friis, I.; Gilbert, M.G.; Rasmussen, F.; Vollesen, K.B. [923] Ethiopia K002228404 Yes
[L. Matalu] [3124] K002228484 Yes
Collenette [400] Ethiopia K002228406 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [JBG21875] K002228467 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [8183] K002228483 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [9281] Ethiopia K002228403 Yes
Bally [8183] K002228472 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [5607] Ethiopia K002228402 Yes
{Miss E.R. Napier} [2325] K002228463 Yes
Andy (Dr) [Y39] Somalia K002228424 Yes
R.M. [Horuby] [3087] K002228482 Yes
s.coll. [9031] Somalia K002228414 Yes
Friis, I.; Weber, O.; Abebe, W.; Abubaker Atem; Ermias Getachew [15081] Ethiopia K002228409 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [7690] K002228485 Yes
Collenette [400] Ethiopia K002228407 Yes
Newbould, J.G.B. [938] Somalia K002228420 Yes
Brunt, M. [1557] K002228470 Yes
Bally, P.R.O.; Melville, R. [16001] Somalia K002228421 Yes
Friis, I.; Abebe, W.; Ermias Getachew [15641] Ethiopia K002228398 Yes
Dale, J.R. [257] K002228459 Yes
Hemming, C.F.; Watson, R.M. [3226] Somalia K002228411 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B5510] K002228466 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland; Hamar [1220] Somalia K002228413 Yes
Drake Brockman (Dr) [1175] Somalia K002228423 No
Vesey-Fitzgerald, L.D.E.F. [188] K002228481 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B11035] Somalia K002228418 Yes
Wilson, F. [1017] K002228461 Yes
Jan 1, 1950 Hildebrandt, J.M. [1531] Somalia Pistacia lentiscus var. emarginata K000423268 Isotype Yes
Thulin, M.; Hunde, A.; Tadesse, M. [3450] Pistacia lentiscus var. emarginata K002228454 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland [1162] Pistacia lentiscus var. emarginata K002228457 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [4697] Pistacia lentiscus var. emarginata K002228456 Yes
Friis, I.; Tadesse, M.; Vollesen, K.B. [3119] Pistacia lentiscus var. emarginata K002228452 Yes
Ash, J. (Mrs.) [s.n.] Pistacia lentiscus var. emarginata K002228455 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [5607] Pistacia lentiscus var. emarginata K002228453 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/

  • 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 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