Rhamnaceae
Phyllogeiton

Phyllogeiton discolor (Klotzsch) Herzog

First published in Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 15: 169 (1903)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Eritrea to S. Africa, Madagascar, SW. Arabian Peninsula. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2021). https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12498. epublication.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215. [Cited as Berchemia discolor.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • 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.
  • Exell, A.W., Fernandes, A. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1966). Flora Zambesiaca 2(2): 353-653. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Johnston, M.C. (1972). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Rhamnaceae: 1-40.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) in Thulin, M. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Somalia 2: 1-303. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Barbosa, G.; Lemos, F. [8686] Mozambique K001614744 Yes
Oct 13, 2008 Curtis, B.; Crawford, F. [03] Namibia Berchemia discolor K000450366 Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Peters, W. [s.n.] Mozambique Berchemia discolor K000036298 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Perrier de la Bâthie, J.M.H.A. [6005] Madagascar Berchemia discolor K000036300 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Grevé [260] Madagascar Berchemia discolor K000036301 Unknown Type Material Yes
Collenette, J.S. [3892] Saudi Arabia Berchemia discolor K004542118 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [E2961] Uganda Berchemia discolor K004542508 Yes
Dalton, M. (Mrs.) [18a] Kenya Berchemia discolor K004542511 Yes
Friis, I.; K. Vollesen; Abdisalam Sheikh Hassan [4891] Somalia Berchemia discolor K004542504 Yes
Pope, G.V.; Biegel, H.; Russel, E. [884] Botswana Berchemia discolor K000489317 Yes
Kirk, J. [s.n.] Mozambique Berchemia discolor K000036299 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Yon, B. [22854] Somalia Berchemia discolor K004542496 Yes
Swynnerton, C.F.M. [188] Kenya Berchemia discolor K004542509 Yes
{Beckett, J.J.; Dr. R. White} [1760] Somalia Berchemia discolor K004542505 Yes
O'Brien, E.M. [93] Somalia Berchemia discolor K004542501 Yes
Meyerhoff, E. [62M] Kenya Berchemia discolor K004542512 Yes
Collenette, J.S. [6735] Saudi Arabia Berchemia discolor K004542117 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Hemming, C.F.; Watson, R.M. [22689] Somalia Berchemia discolor K004542497 Yes
Cope, T.; Murtland, R. [245] Yemen Berchemia discolor K004542110 Yes
Ash, J. (Mrs.) [1568] Ethiopia Berchemia discolor K004542491 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [8255] Ethiopia Berchemia discolor K004542489 Yes
Smith, P.A. [1904] Botswana Berchemia discolor K000489319 Yes
Lisowski, S. [214] Congo, Republic of the Berchemia discolor K004542481 Yes
{W. J. J. O. de Wilde; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E.} [9726] Ethiopia Berchemia discolor K004542493 Yes
Pope, G.V.; Biegel, H.; Russel, E. [859] Botswana Berchemia discolor K000489315 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [75/57] Yemen Berchemia discolor K004542112 Yes
Maiato, F.; Rafael, M.; Camôngua, J. [FM1534] Angola Berchemia discolor K001622865 Yes
Ralimanana, H.; Hoffmann, P.; Smith, P.; Law, S.; Rakotoarisoa, R.; Rajaonarison, R.; Rakotonasolo, F. [697] Madagascar Berchemia discolor K001634339 Yes
Rakotoarisa, S.E.; Andriamahay, M.; Razafimahenina, L. [RSE 109] Madagascar Berchemia discolor K001872044 Yes
Rakotoarisa, S.E.; Andriamahay, M.; Razafimahenina, L. [RSE 113] Madagascar Berchemia discolor K001872055 Yes
Masia, N.; Netshituni, R.; Maduwa, T.; Chavane, C. [9290] South Africa Berchemia discolor K009001309 No
Lisowski, S. [213] Congo, Republic of the Berchemia discolor K004542480 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Hemming, C.F. [24780] Somalia Berchemia discolor K004542503 Yes
Biegel, H.; Russell, G. [3852] Botswana Berchemia discolor K000489316 Yes
{W. J. J. O. de Wilde; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E.} [7333] Ethiopia Berchemia discolor K004542495 Yes
Schweinfurth, G.; Riva, D. [2232] Eritrea Berchemia discolor K004542488 Yes
Collenette, J.S. [3163] Saudi Arabia Berchemia discolor K004542119 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Melaku, W.; Ermias Getachew [10623] Ethiopia Berchemia discolor K004542487 Yes
Burger, W. [1613] Ethiopia Berchemia discolor K004542486 Yes
Thulin, M.; Hunde, A.; Tadesse, M. [3726] Ethiopia Berchemia discolor K004542482 Yes
Glover; Gilliland [1244] Somalia Berchemia discolor K004542499 Yes
Philip, M.S. [561] Uganda Berchemia discolor K004542506 Yes
O'Brien, E.M. [213] Somalia Berchemia discolor K004542500 Yes
Cope, T.; Murtland, R. [257] Yemen Berchemia discolor K004542111 Yes
Jackson, J.A.D. [729] Ethiopia Berchemia discolor K004542490 Yes
Morwe, F.O. [61] Botswana Berchemia discolor K000489318 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [4283] Somalia Berchemia discolor K004542502 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [731] Yemen Berchemia discolor K004542114 Yes
Lavranos; Collenette [20442] Saudi Arabia Berchemia discolor K004542115 Yes
Hummel, F.C. [66] Ethiopia Berchemia discolor K004542484 Yes
Ash, J. [1568] Ethiopia Berchemia discolor K:SPC-35665.000 No
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland [890] Somalia Berchemia discolor K004542498 Yes
Thulin, M.; Hunde, A.; Tadesse, M. [3866] Ethiopia Berchemia discolor K004542483 Yes
Burger, W. [1636] Ethiopia Berchemia discolor K004542485 Yes
Ebba, T. [739] Ethiopia Berchemia discolor K004542492 Yes
Friis, I.; Harris, T.; Assefa Hailu; Ermias Getachew [13844] Ethiopia Berchemia discolor K004542494 Yes
Collenette, J.S. [14/93] Saudi Arabia Berchemia discolor K004542116 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B4526] Kenya Berchemia discolor K004542510 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [1925] Yemen Berchemia discolor K004542113 Yes
Robertson, S.A. (Mrs.) [5660] Kenya Berchemia discolor K004542513 Yes
Brasnett, N.V. [B73] Uganda Berchemia discolor K004542507 Yes

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