Apocynaceae
Tabernaemontana

Tabernaemontana elegans Stapf

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 24 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Somalia to S. Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Somalia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Calane da Silva, M., Izdine, S. & Amuse, A.B. (2004). A Preliminary Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Mozambique: 1-184. SABONET, 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.
  • Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi. Scripta Botanica Belgica 34: 1-199.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Somalia 3: 1-626. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Beentje, Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas p. 486, map (1994).
  • Codd in Flora of Southern Africa 26: 270, t. 391 (1963).
  • Leeuwenberg in Flora Zambesiaca 7 (2): 439 (1985)
  • Leeuwenberg in Revision Tabernaemontana 1: 32, t. 7, photo 1–2 (1991).
  • Stapf in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1894: 24 (1894).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 13, 2023 Setimane, V.; Sitiven, X.; Campira, N., Jessinau, S., Tome. A.; Tsamba , A.; Benjemane, F. [VS007] Mozambique K009001538 No
Jan 1, 1983 Monteiro, J.J. [55] Mozambique K000233718 Lectotype No
Jan 1, 1983 Kirk, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000233721 Paralectotype No
Jan 1, 1983 Kirk, J. [42] Mozambique K000233719 Paralectotype No
Jan 1, 1983 Kirk [s.n.] Mozambique K000233722 Paralectotype Yes
Robson, N. [1327] Malawi K:SPC-29047.014 No
Barbosa, G.; Balsinhas, A. [4817] Mozambique K001600727 Yes
Osborne, J.; Matimele, H.; Rokni, S.; Zandamela, J.; Cumbane, I. [JO 1375] Mozambique K001346097 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7637] Tanzania K:SPC-31166.000 No
Meller, C.J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000233720 Unknown Type Material No
Mozambique Conopharyngia elegans K:SPC-66724.000 No

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 Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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
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  • 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