Myricaceae
Myrica

Myrica salicifolia Hochst. ex A.Rich.

First published in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 277 (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cameroon, Eritrea to Burundi, Madagascar, SW. Arabian Peninsula. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Cameroon, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Uganda, Yemen, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Morella salicifolia.]
  • Miller, A.G. & Cope, T.A. (1996). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 1: 1-586. Edinburgh university press. [Cited as Myrica humilis.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
  • Miller, A.G. & Cope, T.A. (1996). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 1: 1-586. Edinburgh university press.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Robyns, W. & al. (eds.) (1948-1963). Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1-10.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1978). Flora du Rwanda 1: 1-413. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1968 Johnson, H.H. [s.n.] Tanzania K000243527 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Schimper [1327] Ethiopia K000243521 Isosyntype Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Schimper [1327] Ethiopia K000243520 Isosyntype Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Mildbraed [975] Rwanda K000243519 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Johnson, H.H. [s.n.] Tanzania K000243528 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Schimper [1093] Ethiopia K000243524 Isosyntype Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Goetze, W. [229] Tanzania K000243529 Isosyntype Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Goetze, W. [1256] K000243530 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Davy [s.n.] Malawi K000243531 Unknown Type Material No
Jan 1, 1968 illegible [595] Uganda K000243526 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Quartin-Dillon [97] Ethiopia K000243522 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Schimper [1135] Ethiopia K000243523 Isosyntype Yes
Tanzania K:SPC-40115.000 No
Christenhusz, M.J.M.,, Kamau, P., Mbale, M.; Chase, M.W. [6649] Kenya K000696630 No
Ash [1545] Ethiopia K:SPC-35706.000 No
unknown [1379] Madagascar Myrica phillyreifolia K000243537 Type Yes
Hildebrandt, J.M. [4054] Madagascar Myrica rugulosa K000243538 Type Yes
[Ramomoitsaavina] [2809] Madagascar Morella salicifolia K001766831 No
Sichamba, M. [557] Zambia Morella salicifolia K001636049 Yes
Merrett, L.; Ginwalla, R.; Mkandawire, J. [2679] Zambia Morella salicifolia K001634890 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 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/

  • 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