Rubiaceae
Rytigynia

Rytigynia parvifolia Verdc.

First published in Kew Bull. 42: 172 (1987)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Somalia to E. Kenya. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Somalia

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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

  • Verdc. in Kew Bulletin 42: 172 (1987).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 7, 1989 s.coll. [1360] Kenya K000284433 No
Nov 7, 1989 Luke; Robertson [1533] Kenya K000284436 No
Aug 1, 1982 Spjut, R.W. [3956] Kenya K000311659 Holotype Yes
Aug 1, 1982 Faden, A.; Evans, A.; Rathbun, G. [638] Kenya K000284432 No
Aug 1, 1982 Rowlins, S.P. [726] Kenya K000284440 No
Aug 1, 1982 Rowlins, S.P. [716] Kenya K000284438 No
Aug 1, 1982 Adams, B.R. [50] Kenya K000284439 No
Aug 1, 1982 Moggridge, J.Y. [417] Kenya K000284441 No
Aug 1, 1982 Bally, P.R.O. [16876] Kenya K000284431 No
Luke; Robertson [1531] Kenya K000284435 No
Greenway, P.J. [9489] Kenya K000284442 No
Luke; Robertson [2164] Kenya K000284437 No
Luke; Robertson [1544] Kenya K000284434 No

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

    • '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/

  • 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