Urticaceae
Obetia

Obetia radula (Baker) Baker ex B.D.Jacks.

First published in Index Kew. 2: 323 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Central & E. Tropical Africa, Comoros, Aldabra, Madagascar. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Aldabra, Burundi, Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
  • Castle, G.E. (1994). Flore des Seychelles Dicotylédones: 1-663. Orstom Editions.
  • Friis, I. (1989). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Urticaceae: 1-64.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1978). Flora du Rwanda 1: 1-413. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Kew Species Profiles

  • Beentje, H.J. (1994). Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi.
  • Brink, M. (2009). Obetia radula (Baker) B.D.Jacks. [Internet] Record from Protabase. Brink, M. & Achigan-Dako, E.G. (editors). PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa), Wageningen, Netherlands.  (Accessed 11 March 2011).
  • Friis, I. (1983). A synopsis of Obetia (Urticaceae). Kew Bulletin 38: 221–228.
  • Friis, I. (1989). Flora of Tropical East Africa: Urticaceae. Balkema, Rotterdam.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
  • Castle, G.E. (1994). Flore des Seychelles Dicotylédones: 1-663. Orstom Editions.
  • Friis, I. (1989). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Urticaceae: 1-64.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1978). Flora du Rwanda 1: 1-413. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • B. D.Jackson in I.K. 3: 323 (1894).
  • Friis in Kew Bulletin 38: 223 (1983).
  • Leandri in Fl. Madag. 56: 4, fig. 1 (1965).
  • Troupin, Fl. Rwanda 1: 153 (1978).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 18, 1982 Madagascar K000242838 Type Yes
Aug 18, 1982 Bojer [s.n.] Madagascar K000242834 Syntype Yes
Aug 18, 1982 Langley Kitching [s.n.] Madagascar K000242839 Type Yes
Aug 18, 1982 Baron, R. [1820] Madagascar K000242833 Syntype Yes
Aug 18, 1982 Parker, G.W. [1721] Madagascar K000242835 Syntype Yes
Aug 18, 1982 Baron, R. [1822] Madagascar K000242841 Type Yes
Aug 18, 1982 Baron, R. [1729] Madagascar K000242840 Syntype Yes
Friedmann, F. [5636] Seychelles K001634956 No
Langley Kitching [s.n. K000242837 Unknown Type Material No
Baron, R. [1721] Madagascar K000242836 Type Yes
Aug 18, 1982 Renvoize, S.A. [1357] Madagascar Obetia aldabrensis K000242832 Holotype 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

    • 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

  • Kew Species Profiles

    • Kew Species Profiles
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