Apocynaceae
Schizozygia

Schizozygia coffeoides Baill.

First published in Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 752 (1888)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Somalia to S. Tropical Africa, Comoros. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Comoros, DR Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Baill. in Bull. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 752 (1888)
  • Baill., Hist. Pl. 10: 202 (1889).
  • Barink in Flora Zambesiaca 7, 2: 447, t. 103 (1985).
  • Barink in Meded. Landbouwhogeschool 83 (7): 49, t. 7 (1983)
  • Beentje, Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas p. 485, ill., map (1994).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 49 (1961).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 55 (1949).
  • K. Schum. in A. Engler & K. Prantl, Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien 4, 2: 109 (1895).
  • R. O. Williams, Useful and Ornamental Plants in Zanzibar and Pemba p. 444 (1949).
  • Verdcourt & Trump, Comm. Poison. Pl. E. Afr.: 132 (1969).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Peter, A. [58160] Tanzania K001604029 Yes
Peter, A. [58161] Tanzania K001571983 Yes
Peter, A. [58143] Tanzania K001600683 Yes
Leauthaud, C.; Luke, Q.; Hamerlynck, O. [156] Kenya K001574490 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Abdallah, R.; et al [1710] Tanzania K001334228 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

  • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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