Primulaceae
Myrsine

Myrsine melanophloeos (L.) R.Br. ex Sweet

First published in Hort. Bot. Vindob.: 224 (1818)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to Ethiopia and S. Africa, Comoros, Madagascar. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Comoros, Congo, Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hedberg, I., Edwards, S. & Nemomissa, S. (eds.) (2003). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 4(1): 1-352. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 1-544.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Taton, A. (1980). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Myrsinaceae: 1-62. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
  • 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.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1985). Flora du Rwanda 3: 1-729. 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?
Swynnerton, C.F.M. [6163] Zimbabwe K000226052 Type Yes
Volkens, G. [1890] Tanzania K000226053 Type Yes
Volkens, G. [1521] Tanzania K000226054 Type Yes
Schimper [673] Ethiopia Myrsine simensis K000226056 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [673] Ethiopia Myrsine simensis K000226055 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 6, 2019 Osborne, J. [JO1541] Mozambique Rapanea melanophloeos K001346245 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Zapfack, L. [1088] Cameroon Rapanea melanophloeos K000580386 No
Dec 1, 2000 Cable, S. [3033] Cameroon Rapanea melanophloeos K000580384 No
Dec 1, 2000 Cable, S. [3033] Cameroon Rapanea melanophloeos K000580385 No
Dec 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [2279] Cameroon Rapanea melanophloeos K000580383 No
Apr 1, 1997 Munyenyembe, P. [737] Cameroon Rapanea melanophloeos K000580388 No
Feb 1, 1997 Pollard, B.J. [33] Cameroon Rapanea melanophloeos K000580389 No
Chapama, H. [2] Mozambique Rapanea melanophloeos K000613683 No
Nkadimeng, F.; Mofokeng, T.; Hlongwane, N.; Skelton. A. [8520] South Africa Rapanea melanophloeos K009001301 No
Sita, P. [3173] Congo, Republic of the Rapanea melanophloeos K001560517 Yes
Knox [1600] Rwanda Rapanea melanophloeos K001604091 Yes
Timberlake, J. [s.n.] Mozambique Rapanea melanophloeos K000614504 No
Bayliss, J. [s.n.] Malawi Rapanea melanophloeos K000614552 No
Timberlake, J. [5432] Mozambique Rapanea melanophloeos K000614419 No
Mann, G. [1200] Cameroon Rapanea melanophloeos K000028005 No
Mann, G. [1200] Cameroon Rapanea melanophloeos K000028006 No
Harris, T. [440] Mozambique Rapanea melanophloeos K000613876 No
Patel, H. [7201] Mozambique Rapanea melanophloeos K000545162 No
Mphamba [112] Mozambique Rapanea melanophloeos K000614320 No

Sources

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    • 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

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    • 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/
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