Thymelaeaceae
Synaptolepis

Synaptolepis kirkii Oliv.

First published in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 11: t. 1074 (1870)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Somalia to E. Tanzania (incl. Zanzibar). It is a scrambling shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Peterson, B. (1978). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Thymelaeaceae: 1-37.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Somalia 3: 1-626. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by P. Cuccuini [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Battiscombe & Dale, Trees and Shrubs of Kenya Colony ed. 2: 18 (1936).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 557 (1961).
  • Domke in Bibl. Bot. 27(111), t. 2/12 (1934).
  • H.H.W. Pearson in Flora of Tropical Africa 6(1): 247 (1910).
  • Oliv. in Hook., Ic. Pl. 11: 59, t. 1074 (1870).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2012 Kirk [s.n.] Tanzania K000252485 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Kirk [37] Tanzania K000252487 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Kirk [37] Tanzania K000252488 Isolectotype Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Kirk [37] Tanzania K000252486 Lectotype Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1069] Kenya K:SPC-23437.000 No
Robertson, S.A. [6751] Kenya K001275131 Yes
Robertson, S.A. [6751] Kenya K001275132 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/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