Rubiaceae
Chassalia

Chassalia umbraticola Vatke

First published in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 25: 230 (1875)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to Mozambique. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 435 (1961).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 490 (1949).
  • K. Schum. in Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theile C: 392 (1895).
  • Vatke in Oest. Bot. Zeitschr. 25: 230 (1875).
  • Verdc. in Kew Bulletin 30: 274 (1975).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 1974 Peter, A. [20684] Tanzania K000319098 No
Jul 1, 1973 Lyne, R.N. [119] Tanzania K000319108 No
Jul 1, 1973 Kirk [s.n.] Tanzania K000319104 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1973 Schlieben, H.J. [5393] Tanzania K000319125 No
Jul 1, 1973 Mason, P. [s.n.] Tanzania K000319120 Yes
Jul 1, 1973 Kirk [s.n.] Tanzania K000319106 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1973 Dale, I.R. [3554] Kenya K000319075 No
Jul 1, 1973 Kirk [49] Tanzania K000319107 Syntype Yes
Jul 1, 1973 Kuntze, O. [494] Tanzania K000319115 No
Jul 1, 1973 Kirk [s.n.] Tanzania K000319132 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1973 Kirk [s.n.] Tanzania K000319118 Syntype Yes
Jul 1, 1973 Kuntze, O. [494] Tanzania K000319114 No
Jul 1, 1973 Hildebrandt, J.M. [2003] Kenya K000319076 No
Jul 1, 1973 MacLean, J. [6] Tanzania K000319052 No
Jul 1, 1973 Geilinger, W. [84] Tanzania K000319094 No
Jul 1, 1973 Procter, J.E.A. [2588] Tanzania K000319088 No
Jul 1, 1973 Wheeler, J.T.; Burtt, B.D. [5441] Tanzania K000319066 No
Jul 1, 1973 Kassner, T. [44] Kenya K000319068 No
Jul 1, 1973 Grant, D.K.S. [83] Tanzania K000319110 No
Jul 1, 1973 Hildebrandt, J.M. [1158] Tanzania K000319116 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1973 Braun, H.M.H. [3612] Tanzania K000319064 No
Jul 1, 1973 Kirk [s.n.] Tanzania K000319105 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1973 Taylor [23] Tanzania K000319113 No
Jul 1, 1973 Kassner, T. [153] Kenya K000319069 No
Jul 1, 1973 Schlieben, H.J. [5393] Tanzania K000319124 No
Jul 1, 1973 Kirk [s.n.] Tanzania K000319119 Type Yes
Sep 1, 1958 Graham, R.M. [343] Kenya K000319070 No
Sep 1, 1958 Wakefield, T.G. [s.n.] Kenya K000319067 No
Mar 1, 1938 Wallace, G.B. [735] Tanzania K000319063 No
Pocs, T. [87002] Tanzania K000319065 No
Schumann [2423] Tanzania K000319102 No
Boivin de [s.n.] Tanzania K000319111 No
Lewis, H.A. [161] Tanzania K000319057 No
Archbold, M.E. [1003] Tanzania K000319089 No
Haarer, A.E. [1853] Tanzania K000319049 No
Tanner, R.E.S. [2823] Tanzania K000319092 No
Boivin de [s.n.] Tanzania K000319112 No
Archbold, M.E. [2848] Tanzania K000319087 No
Jannerup, P.L.; Mhoro [0154] Tanzania K000319046 No
Greenway, P.J. [1811] Tanzania K000319095 No
Semsei, S.R. [3698] Tanzania K000319051 No
Goetze, W. [118] Tanzania K000319047 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [7394] Tanzania K000319050 No
Schlieben, H.J. [2879] Tanzania K000319048 No
Tanner, R.E.S. [3752] Tanzania K000319091 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1185] Kenya K000319071 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1185] Kenya K000319072 No
Stuhlmann [504] Tanzania K000319053 No
Jannerup, P.L.; Mhoro [0155] Tanzania K000319044 No
Swynnerton, C.F.M. [1020] Tanzania K000319062 No
Mgaza, C.D.; Shabani, S. [767] Tanzania K000319056 No
Peter, A. [20865] Tanzania K000319101 No
Ruffo; Mmari [3159] Tanzania K000319045 No
Patel, H. [21] Mozambique K001417343 Yes
Swynnerton, C.F.M. [968] Tanzania K000319060 No
Greenway, P.J. [1476] Tanzania K000319109 No
Greenway, P.J. [1811] Tanzania K000319096 No
Gillman, H. [1178] Tanzania K000319126 No
Faulkner, H. [3941] Tanzania K000319090 No
Swynnerton, C.F.M. [1010] Tanzania K000319059 No
Burrows, J.E.; Burrows, S.M. [11014] Mozambique K000738687 No
Burrows, J.E.; Burrows, S.M. [11014] Mozambique K000738685 No
Schumann [2120] Tanzania K000319103 No
Verdcourt, B. [3921] Kenya K000319073 No
Robertson, S.A. [509] Tanzania K000319055 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [7394] Tanzania K000319054 No
Swynnerton, C.F.M. [1007] Tanzania K000319058 No
Harris, B.J.; Harris, S. [3461] Tanzania K000319093 No
Peter, A. [21101] Tanzania K000319099 No
Semsei, S.R. [3336] Tanzania K000319061 No
Bridson, D.M. [122] Kenya K000319074 No
Mason, P. ["A" & "B"] Tanzania K:SPC-35268.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3543] Tanzania K000319097 No
Peter, A. [20782] Tanzania K000319100 No

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    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0