Kirkiaceae
Kirkia

Kirkia acuminata Oliv.

First published in Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 311 (1868)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to S. Africa. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Discover the flowering plant tree of life and the genomic data used to build it.

View the Tree of Life
PAFTOL

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Exell, A.W., Fernandes, A. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1963). Flora Zambesiaca 2(1): 1-351. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Exell, A.W., Fernandes, A. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1963). Flora Zambesiaca 2(1): 1-351. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 13, 2008 Crawford, F. [37] Namibia K000450351 Yes
Jun 1, 1980 Pole-Evans, I.B. [2590] Botswana K000489254 Yes
Jun 1, 1980 Smith, P.A. [2058] Botswana K000489248 Yes
Jun 1, 1980 Hansen, O.J. [3261] Botswana K000489255 Yes
Jun 1, 1980 Wild, H.; Drummond, R.B. [7311] Botswana K000489252 Yes
Jun 1, 1980 Mott, P.J. [1043] Botswana K000489249 Yes
Jun 1, 1980 Yalala, A.M. [137] Botswana K000489250 Yes
Jun 1, 1980 Biegel, H.; Pope, G.V.; Russel, G. [4034] Botswana K000489251 Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Rogers, A.F. [22117] South Africa K000425267 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Rogers, A.F. [22117] South Africa K000425268 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1880 O'Connor, A.J. [1487] South Africa K000425269 Type Yes
Gomes e Sousa, A. [4338] Mozambique K004327411 Yes
Kirk (Dr) [s.n.] Mozambique K004327401 Yes
Chapman, J.D. [180] Malawi K004327425 Yes
Rogers, F.A. (Rev.) [1430A] South Africa K004327466 Yes
Rogers, F.A. (Rev.) [1430A] South Africa K004327455 Yes
Santos, R. [482] Angola K004327452 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F4998] Zambia K004327434 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [2527] Zambia K004327436 Yes
Gomes e Sousa, A.F. [s.n.] Mozambique K004327405 Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [24542] South Africa K004327503 Yes
Miller, O.B. [1976] Zimbabwe K004327463 Yes
Mendonça, F.A. [4076] Mozambique K004327409 Yes
Santos, R. [692] Angola K004327449 Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [14481] South Africa K004327497 Yes
Simon, B.K. [551] Zimbabwe K004327462 Yes
Giess, W.; Gaff, D. [10994] Namibia K004327484 Yes
Sousa, G. [2161A] Mozambique K004327404 Yes
Mutimushi, J.M. [JMM1596] Zambia K004327439 Yes
Balaka, J.L.; Kaunda, K. [311] Malawi K004327426 Yes
Menyharth [855] Mozambique K004327413 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [8430] Malawi K004327416 Yes
Mutimushi, J.M. [s.n.] Zambia K004327441 Yes
Azancot de Menezes [1508] Angola K004327448 Yes
Jackson, G. [1323] Malawi K004327418 Yes
Eyles, F. [197] Zimbabwe K004327469 Yes
Mitchell, B.L. [2856] Zambia K004327440 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [2223a] South Africa K004327504 Yes
Azancot de Menezes; Henriques, C. [70] Angola K004327451 Yes
[Abnet] [A14] Namibia K004327487 Yes
de Winter, B.; Leistner, O.A. [5585] Namibia K004327490 Yes
White, F. [2363] Zambia K004327432 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B. [2529] South Africa K004327501 Yes
Gilges, W. [696] Zambia K004327430 Yes
Scott, L. [198] South Africa K004327499 Yes
Rodin, R.J. [4511] Zimbabwe K004327454 Yes
Astle, W.L. [4916] Zambia K004327437 Yes
Drummond, R.B. [5047] Zimbabwe K004327468 Yes
IBPE [929] South Africa K004327492 Yes
Robson, N.K.B. [1646] Malawi K004327423 Yes
Tölken, H.; Hardy, D.S. [879] Namibia K004327488 Yes
Cole, M.M. [SA174] South Africa K004327477 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [1048] Zambia K004327427 Yes
Rogers, F.A. (Rev.) [1430A] South Africa K004327464 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [1131] Zambia K004327428 Yes
Allen, C.E.F. [51] Zimbabwe K004327460 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [6082] Malawi K004327424 Yes
Martin, J.D. [331] Zambia K004327442 Yes
Purves, J.M. [234] Malawi K004327419 Yes
Davidson, C.R.; Nanyeni, L. [CD13742] Namibia K004327480 Yes
s.coll. [6324] Zimbabwe K004327473 Yes
Santos, R. [692] Angola K004327450 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [2115] South Africa K004327505 Yes
Bornman, H. [3LN23] South Africa K004327508 Yes
Whellan, J.A. [504] Zimbabwe K004327456 Yes
Gossweileri [13378] Angola K004327446 Yes
Balsinhas, A. [3408] South Africa K004327511 Yes
Smuts, J.C. [353] South Africa K004327494 Yes
Dinter, K.; Marloth, R. [5248] Namibia K004327489 Yes
Kirk, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000425272 Syntype Yes
Angus, A. [1082] Zambia K004327431 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [2301] South Africa K004327493 Yes
Buchanan, J. (C.M.G.) [1046] Malawi K004327422 Yes
Kirk, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000425270 Type Yes
Swynnerton, C.F.M. [1039] Mozambique K004327406 Yes
RJC; L.C. [256] Zimbabwe K004327453 Yes
Gomes E Sousa, A.F. [2161] Mozambique K004327407 Yes
s.coll. [174] South Africa K004327496 Yes
Kirk, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000425273 Syntype Yes
Chapman, J.D.; Chapman, E.G. [9124] Malawi K004327414 Yes
O'Connor (Mr.) [2648] South Africa K004327491 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F4952] Zambia K004327433 Yes
Lawrence, G. [108] Malawi K004327417 Yes
Codd, L.E.W.; de Winter, B. [5578] South Africa K004327506 Yes
Phelps, R.J. [68] Zimbabwe K004327457 Yes
s.coll. [6324] Zimbabwe K004327465 Yes
Rogers, F.A. (Rev.) [1430A] South Africa K004327471 Yes
Codd, L.E. [1009] South Africa K004327510 Yes
Biegel, H.M.; Pope, G.V. [3623] Zimbabwe K004327472 Yes
Gomes E Sousa, A.F. [2161] Mozambique K004327403 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mozambique K004327410 Yes
de Winter, B. [3692] Namibia K004327485 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B. [2529] South Africa K004327500 Yes
Hemm, G. [463] South Africa K004327498 Yes
Harmer (Mrs.) [s.n.] Zambia K004327435 Yes
Rogers, F.A. (Rev.) [1430A] South Africa K004327467 Yes
Hardy, D.S. [2100] Namibia K004327486 Yes
Davidson, C.R.; Nanyeni, L. [CD13743] Namibia K004327481 Yes
Balsinhas, A.; Macuacua, L. [547] Mozambique K004327402 Yes
Robson, N.K.B. [811] Zimbabwe K004327429 Yes
Allen, C.E.F. [96] Zimbabwe K004327459 Yes
Mendes, E.J. [694] Angola K004327445 Yes
Borle, J. [81] Zimbabwe K004327458 Yes
de Winter, B. [2888] Namibia K004327483 Yes
s.coll. [6890] Zimbabwe K004327474 Yes
Torre, A.R.; Correia, M.F. [13688] Mozambique K004327408 Yes
Norrgrann, G. [276] Zimbabwe K004327475 Yes
Angus, A. [3812] Zambia K004327438 Yes
Strey, R.G. [7986] South Africa K004327502 Yes
Cole, M.M. [SA174] South Africa K004327478 Yes
Kirk, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000425271 Syntype Yes
Gossweiler, J. [10873] Angola K004327444 Yes
Buchanan (Mr.) [345] Mozambique K004327420 Yes
Greatrex, F.C. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K004327461 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [2309] South Africa K004327495 Yes
Müller, M. [1787] Namibia K004327479 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [2109] South Africa K004327507 Yes
de Aguiar Macedo, J.M. [4705] Mozambique K004327412 Yes
Venter, S. [01217(04009)] South Africa K004327509 Yes
Chapman [617] Malawi K004327415 Yes
Menezes, A. [3662] Angola K004327447 Yes
Wild, H. [2786] Zimbabwe K004327470 Yes

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

  • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images