Erythroxylaceae
Erythroxylum

Erythroxylum emarginatum Thonn.

First published in H.C.F.Schumacher, Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 224 (1827)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Cabinda, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 3: 1-89. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Exell, A.W., Fernandes, A. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1963). Flora Zambesiaca 2(1): 1-351. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe. Bothalia, A Journal of Botanical Research 41: 41-82.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Velayos, M., Barberá, P., Cabezas, F.J., de la Estrella, M., Fero, M. & Aedo, C. (2014). Checklist of the vascular plants of Annobón (Equatorial Guinea). Phytotaxa 171: 1-78.
  • Verdcourt, B. (1984). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Erythroxylaceae: 1-10.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Aubrév. Fl. For. C. Iv. 1: 304.
  • O. E. Schulz in Engl. Pflanzenr. Erythroxylac. 135
  • —F.T.A. 1: 274

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Exell, A.W., Fernandes, A. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1963). Flora Zambesiaca 2(1): 1-351. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe. Bothalia, A Journal of Botanical Research 41: 41-82.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.
  • Verdcourt, B. (1984). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Erythroxylaceae: 1-10.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Badré in Fl. Cameroun 14: 52, fig. 12/1–9 (1972).
  • Brenan in Mem. N.Y. Bot. Gard. 3: 270 (1953).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 181 (1961).
  • Engl. in Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theile C: 226 (1895).
  • Excell & Mendonça in Consp. Fl. Angol. 1(2): 248 (1951).
  • F. White, Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia p. 168 (1962).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 194 (1949).
  • Keay, Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 356 (1958).
  • O.E. Schulz in A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich IV. 134: 135 (1907).
  • Oliv. in Flora of Tropical Africa 1: 274 (1868).
  • Robson in Flora Zambesiaca 2: 105, t. 12/B (1963).
  • Thonn. in Schumach. & Thonn., Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 224 (1827).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 2018 Osborne, J.; Timberlake, J. [LICO C1 T003] Mozambique K000569818 Yes
Jan 1, 1959 Gossweiler, J. [11.820] Angola K001307834 Yes
Jan 1, 1959 Buchanan, J. [971] Malawi K000435095 Unknown Type Material Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8647] Tanzania K:SPC-00707.000 No
Patel, H. [s.n.] Malawi K000614649 No
Timberlake, J. [5049] Mozambique K000613428 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [13.764] Angola K001307835 Yes
Timberlake, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000614799 No
Timberlake, J. [5236] Mozambique K000613964 Yes
Timberlake, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000614800 No
Patel, H. [7237] Mozambique K000545198 Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. & Bidgood, S. [9740] Zambia K001567902 Yes
Patel, H. [7294] Mozambique K000545244 Yes
Patel, H. [7260] Mozambique K000545221 Yes
Wightman, N.; Alfonsi, J.; Conradie, C.; Du Plessis, D.; Du Plessis, S.; O'Connor, N. [NCW699] Zambia K001634278 Yes
Osborne, J. [JO1553] Mozambique K001346257 Yes
Forest Plot [TSET T001] Mozambique K001346146 Yes
Patel, H. [s.n.] Malawi K000614645 No
Harris, T. [564] Mozambique K000614156 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [8663] Nigeria K:SPC-08885.000 No
Mphamba [110] Mozambique K000614318 Yes
Patel, H. [7230] Mozambique K000545191 Yes
Timberlake, J. [5328] Malawi K000614674 Yes
Timberlake, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000614801 No
Harris, T. [95] Mozambique K000545083 Yes
Barter [3421] Nigeria K000435040 Unknown Type Material Yes
Timberlake, J. [5116] Mozambique K000613496 Yes
Dowsett-Lemaire, F. [2518] Mozambique K000614129 Yes
Harris, T. [94] Mozambique K000545082 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [13.764] Angola K000508599 Yes
Timberlake, J. [5342] Malawi K000614686 Yes
Chevalier, A. [8051] Erythroxylum perrotii K000435042 Unknown Type Material 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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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/

  • 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 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