Francoaceae
Bersama

Bersama tysoniana Oliv.

First published in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 23: t. 2267 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Swaziland

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 1987 South Africa K000423051 Type Yes
Nov 1, 1987 Thorncroft, G. [817] South Africa K000423050 Type Yes
Edwards, D. [1380] South Africa K004629797 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [11911] South Africa K004629799 Yes
Garland, I.F. [s.n.] South Africa K004629804 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [6756] South Africa K004629794 Yes
Van Jaarsveld, E.J. [1176] Eswatini K004629803 Yes
[B. Wenning] [4] South Africa K004629798 Yes
Edwards, D. [1387] South Africa K004629805 Yes
van der Schijff, H.P. [4780] South Africa K004629800 Yes
Edwards, D. [2661] South Africa K004629796 Yes
van der Schijff, H.P. [5822] South Africa K004629807 Yes
Prior, J. [269] Eswatini K004629806 Yes
Hemm, G. [363] South Africa K004629801 Yes
Braun, K.P. [1871] Eswatini K004629802 Yes
Gerrard, W.T. [1428] South Africa K004629795 Yes
Moll; Morris [659] South Africa Bersama stayneri K004629793 Yes
Killick, D.J.B. [2241] South Africa Bersama stayneri K004629792 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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