Sclerocarya birrea subsp. birrea

This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is W. Tropical Africa to Ethiopia and Tanzania. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zaïre

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 1: 1-359. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 3: 1-89. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • 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.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Jones, M. (1991). A checklist of Gambian plants: 1-33. Michael Jones, The Gambia College.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Kokwaro, J.O. (1986). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Anacardiaceae: 1-59.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gillett, J.B.; Stearn, W.T. [21635] Kenya K004156180 Yes
Tweedie [3408] Kenya K004156174 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [13621] Kenya K004156172 No
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [13415] Tanzania K004156188 Yes
Friis, I.; Demissew, S.; Abebe, W.; Ermias Getachew [14771] Ethiopia K004156146 Yes
Richards, M. [24314] Tanzania K004156191 Yes
s.coll. [B31] Uganda K004156164 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, S.; Ermias Getachew; Malaku Wandefrash [9931] Ethiopia K004156147 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Samuel [3251] Kenya K004156184 Yes
Langdale-Brown, I. [21] Kenya K004156179 Yes
Bally; Smith [B14879] Kenya K004156173 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [13726] Kenya K004156171 Yes
Tanner, R. [4006] Tanzania K004156189 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [862] Uganda K004156162 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB4379] Kenya K004156177 Yes
Speke; Grant [672] Uganda K004156159 Yes
Robertson, S.A. [2045] Kenya K004156178 Yes
Dawe, M.T. [927] Uganda K004156158 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B3180] Kenya K004156181 Yes
Kisena; Ruffo [102] Tanzania K004156196 Yes
Greenway [4456] Tanzania K004156192 Yes
Gereau, R.E. [1303] Ethiopia K004156149 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [877] Uganda K004156160 Yes
Chandler, P. [1106] Uganda K004156169 Yes
s.coll. [745] Uganda K004156163 Yes
Kisena; Ruffo [103] Tanzania K004156195 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [16787] Kenya K004156183 Yes
Leippert, H. [5086] Uganda K004156168 Yes
Kerfoot, O. [832] Uganda K004156167 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [548] Tanzania K004156190 Yes
Dyson-Hudson [118a] Uganda K004156166 Yes
s.coll. [188] Tanzania K004156187 Yes
Tothill, B.H. [T2497] Uganda K004156161 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B3830] Kenya K004156182 Yes
Chandler, P. [1106] Uganda K004156170 Yes
Gereau, R.E. [1303] Ethiopia K004156150 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B3824] Kenya K004156186 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, S.; Ermias Getachew; Malaku Wandefrash [9931] Ethiopia K004156148 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B5443] Kenya K004156185 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th2198] Uganda K004156165 Yes

Sources

  • 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