Thymelaeaceae
Struthiola

Struthiola thomsonii Oliv.

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 21: 404 (1885)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Ethiopia to E. Central & E. Tropical Africa. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (2000). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(1): 1-532. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
  • Peterson, B. (1978). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Thymelaeaceae: 1-37.
  • Robyns, A. (1975). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Thymelaeaceae: 1-68. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1983). Flora du Rwanda 2: 1-603. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
  • Robyns, A. (1975). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Thymelaeaceae: 1-68. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1983). Flora du Rwanda 2: 1-603. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Robyns in Flore d'Afrique Centrale Thymelaeaceae: 64, t. 8 (1975).
  • Battiscombe & Dale, Trees and Shrubs of Kenya Colony ed. 2: 17 (1936).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 557 (1961).
  • Engl. in A. Engler & O. Drude, Die Vegetation Der Erde, IX, Pflanzenwelt Afrikas 3(2): 636 (1921).
  • Fries in Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahelm 8: 421 (1923).
  • Gastaldo in Webbia 24: 386, fig. 14/B & 15 (1969).
  • H.H.W. Pearson in Flora of Tropical Africa 6(1): 215 (1910).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 611 (1949).
  • Oliv. in Hook., Ic. Pl. 15: 73, t. 1493 (1885).
  • Oliv. in Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 21:404 (1885)
  • Peterson in A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 159 (1974).
  • Peterson in Bot. Notis. 111: 419 (1958).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Holst, C. [2476] K000322687 Type Yes
Volkens, G. [2008] K000322688 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomson K000322689 Type Yes
Holst, C. [2476] K000322686 Unknown Type Material Yes
Albers [191] K000322685 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • 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.
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  • 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

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