Rubiaceae
Rytigynia

Rytigynia eickii (K.Schum. & K.Krause) Bullock

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 389 (1932)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Kenya to E. Tanzania. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, 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

  • Bullock in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1932: 389 (1932).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 529 (1949).
  • Verdc. in Kew Bulletin 42: 165 (1987).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 2, 1985 Faden, R.B.; Beentje, H.J.; Nyakundi, D.O.; Mutangah, J.G.; Ndiang' ui, N.J. [535] Kenya K000284346 No
Dec 2, 1985 Faden, R.B.; Beentje, H.J.; Nyakundi, D.O.; Mutangah, J.G.; Ndiang' ui, N.J. [473] Kenya K000284345 No
Dec 2, 1985 Faden, R.B.; Beentje, H.J.; Nyakundi, D.O.; Mutangah, J.G.; Ndiang' ui, N.J. [334] Kenya K000284347 No
May 15, 1985 Borhidi, A.; Pocs, T.; Iversen, S.T.; Mziray, W.R.; Sebsebe, D.; Hedren, M. [84003] Tanzania K000284327 No
Sep 1, 1984 Grote, M. [3589] Tanzania K000284339 No
Feb 1, 1984 Nyaki [40] Tanzania K000284328 No
Jul 1, 1982 Peter, A. [21345] Tanzania K000284350 No
Jul 1, 1982 Peter, A. [52182] Tanzania K000284352 No
Jul 1, 1982 Peter, A. [46547] Tanzania K000284351 No
Jul 1, 1982 Peter, A. [55883] Tanzania K000284353 No
Jul 1, 1982 Peter, A. [55858] Tanzania K000284354 No
Jul 1, 1982 Peter, A. [19044] Tanzania K000284349 No
Jun 1, 1982 Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [335] Kenya K000284348 No
May 21, 1982 Shabani, S. [414] Tanzania K000284332 No
May 21, 1982 Archbold, M.E. [901] Tanzania K000284329 No
May 1, 1982 Richards, H.M. [22013] Tanzania K000284333 No
May 1, 1982 Magogo, F.C. [361] Tanzania K000284341 No
May 1, 1982 Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2068] Tanzania K000284331 No
May 1, 1982 Geilinger, W. [1353] Tanzania K000284334 No
May 1, 1982 Buchwald, J. [635] Tanzania K000284355 Type Yes
May 1, 1982 Faulkner, H. [4706] Tanzania K000284326 No
May 1, 1982 Buchwald, J. [611] Tanzania K000284340 Isosyntype Yes
May 1, 1982 Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2068] Tanzania K000284330 No
Semsei, S.R. [4079] Tanzania K000284335 No
Shabani, S. [315] Tanzania K000284336 No
Bidgood, S.; Pocs, T.; Mwasumbi, L.B.; Vollesen, K.B. [508] Tanzania K000284343 No
Bidgood, S.; Pocs, T.; Mwasumbi, L.B.; Vollesen, K.B. [508] Tanzania K000284342 No
Lyapembile [2] Tanzania K000284337 No
Thompson, C. [233] Tanzania K000284338 No
Luke [5502] Kenya K000284344 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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