Rhamnaceae
Ziziphus

Ziziphus pubescens Oliv.

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 2: 330 (1887)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cameroon, SW. Ethiopia to S. Tropical Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cameroon, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Johnston, M.C. (1972). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Rhamnaceae: 1-40.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Robyns, W. & al. (eds.) (1948-1963). Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1-10.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Robyns, W. & al. (eds.) (1948-1963). Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1-10.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 395 (1961).
  • Evrard in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 9: 442, t. 45 (1960).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 470 (1949).
  • Oliv. in Trans. Linn. Soc, ser. 2, 2: 330 (1887).
  • R.B. Drummond in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 39: 59 (1965)
  • R.B. Drummond in Flora Zambesiaca 2: 424 (1966).
  • Verdc. in Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'État a Bruxelles 27: 355 (1957).
  • W.J. Eggeling, Indigenous Trees of the Uganda Protectorate, ed. 2: 329 (1952).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1970 Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] Tanzania K000036283 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Scheffler, G. [391] Tanzania K000036284 Type Yes
Ash [1076] Ethiopia K:SPC-35479.000 No
Breteler, F.J. [2864] Cameroon K004370643 Yes
Breteler, F.J. [2726] Cameroon K004370644 Yes
Abeid, Y.S. [859] Tanzania K001512499 Yes
Christenhuiz, M.J.M. [s.n.] Tanzania K000696699 Yes
Michelson [1147] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004370641 Yes
Breteler, F.J. [1980] Cameroon K004370645 Yes
Letouzey, R. [5451] K004370642 Yes
{Albert de Craene} [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004370639 Yes
van der Ben, D. [1287] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004370640 Yes
van der Ben, D. [1221] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004370638 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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/

  • 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