Francoaceae
Bersama
Bersama abyssinica

Bersama abyssinica subsp. abyssinica

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

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

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

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Grimshaw, J.M. [JMG9390] Tanzania K004629244 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [11953] Malawi K004629645 Yes
Muller, T. [1654] Malawi K004629655 Yes
Chapman, D.J. [1296] Malawi K004629646 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Patel, I.H. [15069] Malawi K004629654 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [3092] Tanzania K004629248 Yes
[Haerdi] [18010] Tanzania K004629256 Yes
D.B.F. [s.n.] Zambia K004629658 Yes
Napper, D. [879] Tanzania K004629251 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [S630] Tanzania K004629239 Yes
Kisena; Mmari [1721] Tanzania K004629252 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P3400] Uganda K004629401 Yes
Chapman, J.D.; Chapman, E.G. [8901] Malawi K004629656 Yes
Dale [U77] Uganda K004629394 Yes
Price, D.; Mwangulango, N.A.; Doggart, N. [WK100] Tanzania K004629245 Yes
Snowden, J.D. [953] Uganda K004629399 No
Brummitt, R.K.; Synge, A.H.M. [WC243] Malawi K004629649 Yes
Vaughan, J.H. [3014] Tanzania K004629240 Yes
Brummitt; Synge [WC243] Malawi K004629651 Yes
Harley, R.M. [9527] Tanzania K004629241 Yes
Tothill, B.H. [T2690] Uganda K004629397 Yes
Napper, D. [1108] Tanzania K004629250 Yes
Willan, R.L. [275] Tanzania K004629238 Yes
Pawek, J. (Mrs.) [2991] Malawi K004629650 Yes
Dawkins [532] Uganda K004629396 Yes
Tothill [2690] Uganda K004629398 Yes
D.B.F. [s.n.] Zambia K004629657 Yes
Anthony, H.E. [17613] Malawi K004629653 Yes
Brass, L.J. [17797] Malawi K004629652 Yes
Chapman, J.D. [878] Malawi K004629648 Yes
Parry, M.S. [201] Tanzania K004629243 Yes
Kalema, J. [3212] Uganda K004629247 Yes
Steele, R.C. [43] Tanzania K004629249 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P3219] Uganda K004629400 No
Dale, I.R. [U77] Uganda K004629402 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [11953] Malawi K004629644 Yes
Robson, N.K.B.; Steele [1719] Malawi K004629647 Yes
Dawkins, H.C. [D532] Uganda K004629395 Yes
Richards, M. (Mrs) [23890] Tanzania K004629255 Yes
Kanywa, P.P. [6] Tanzania K004629254 Yes
B. Mhoro [1447] Tanzania K004629246 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Greenway, P.J. [8239] Tanzania K004629253 No
Marshall, A.R.; Abeid, Y.; Mdanga, J.; Reece, C. [2042] Tanzania K004629242 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [1414] Angola Bersama coriacea K000423054 Type 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