Rubiaceae
Rutidea

Rutidea orientalis Bridson

First published in Kew Bull. 33: 253 (1978)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to S. Tropical Africa. It is a climbing shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi. Scripta Botanica Belgica 34: 1-199.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bridson & Troupin in Fl. Pl. Lign. Rwanda: 594, fig. 202/1 (1982).
  • Bridson in Kew Bulletin 33: 253, fig. 2 (1978).
  • Bridson, Troupin & Verdc. in Fl. Rwanda 3: 212, fig. 67/1 (1985).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 11, 2024 Félix, A.; Manhiça, C.; Dique, P.; Manuel, C. [AF008] Mozambique K009001525 No
Jul 1, 1977 Harley, R.M. [9582] Tanzania K000412154 Holotype Yes
Jul 1, 1977 Harley, R.M. [9582] Tanzania K000412153 Type Yes
Harris, T. [677] Mozambique K000614256 No
Timberlake, J. [5192] Mozambique K000613920 No
Timberlake, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000614485 No
Patel, H. [7322] Mozambique K000613584 No
Luke, W. R. Q.; Kabuye, C.; Festo, L.; Ntore, S. [17746] Uganda K001598548 Yes
Harris, T. [353] Mozambique K000613789 No
Mphamba [106] Mozambique K000614314 No
Timberlake, J. [5065] Mozambique K000613445 No
Dowsett-Lemaire, F. [2534] Mozambique K000614144 No
Timberlake, J. [5230] Mozambique K000613958 No
Timberlake, J. [5064] Mozambique K000613444 No
Timberlake, J. [5009] Mozambique K000613388 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1623] Tanzania K:SPC-12215.000 No
Timberlake, J. [5050] Mozambique K000613429 No

Sources

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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • 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
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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