Rubiaceae
Rytigynia

Rytigynia decussata (K.Schum.) Robyns

First published in Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 11: 195 (1928)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Kenya to Mozambique. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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

  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 531 (1949).
  • Robyns in Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'État a Bruxelles 11: 195 (1928).
  • Verdc. in Kew Bulletin 42: 185 (1987).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1992 Ruffo; Mmari [3188] Tanzania K000319927 No
May 22, 1991 Bidgood, S.; Abdallah, R.; Vollesen, K.B. [1825] Tanzania K000319938 No
Jan 1, 1989 Robertson, S.A.; Luke, Q. [5183] Kenya K000319913 No
Feb 1, 1984 Schlieben, H.J. [3723] Tanzania K000319917 No
Feb 1, 1984 Schlieben, H.J. [3723] Tanzania K000319923 No
Oct 1, 1983 Stocks, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000412485 Type Yes
Aug 1, 1982 Rodgers, W.A. [567] Tanzania K000319941 No
Aug 1, 1982 Haerdi, F. [227] Tanzania K000319931 No
Aug 1, 1982 Bruce, E.M. [885] Tanzania K000319925 No
Aug 1, 1982 Tanner, R.E.S. [2372] Tanzania K000319914 No
Aug 1, 1982 Welch, J.R. [450] Tanzania K000319924 No
Feb 1, 1982 Richards, H.M. [17722] Tanzania K000319939 No
Feb 1, 1982 Welch, J.R. [212] Tanzania K000319920 No
Oct 1, 1980 Schlieben, H.J. [5860] Tanzania K000319942 No
Jun 1, 1980 Vaughan, J.H. [2798] Tanzania K000319922 No
Dec 1, 1979 Mwasumbi, L.B. [11609] Tanzania K000319937 No
Mar 30, 1979 Vollesen, K.B. [3090] Tanzania K000319943 No
Oct 11, 1978 Vollesen, K.B. [4792] Tanzania K000319940 No
Oct 1, 1932 Haarer, A.E. [1983] Tanzania K000319918 No
Stahlman [6836] Tanzania K000319916 Type Yes
Procter, J. [2884] Tanzania K000319934 No
Semsei, S.R. [3675] Tanzania K000319930 Yes
Wingfield, R. [4548] Tanzania K000319932 No
Bidgood, S.; Pocs, T.; Mwasumbi, L.B.; Vollesen, K.B. [416] Tanzania K000319926 No
Ngoundai, S. [23] Tanzania K000319933 No
Shabani [239] Tanzania K000319936 No
Semsei, S.R. [3800] Tanzania K000319921 No
Procter, J. [3006] Tanzania K000319915 No
Pocs, T.; Hall, J.B. [8645] Tanzania K000319929 No
Wallace, G.B. [372] Tanzania K000319919 No
Bridson, D.M. [505] Tanzania K000319935 No
Pocs, T. [6541] Tanzania K000319928 No

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