Burseraceae
Commiphora

Commiphora swynnertonii Burtt

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935: 115 (1935)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Kenya, Central Tanzania. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Tanzania

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gillett, J.B. (1991). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Burseraceae: 1-94.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • B.D. Burtt in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1935: 115 (1935).
  • Beentje in Utafiti 1: 79, fig. (1988).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 92 (1961).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 80 (1949).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 7, 1981 Gillett, J.B. [12564] Kenya K000353477 No
Dec 7, 1981 Gillett, J.B. [13443] Kenya K000353479 No
Burtt, B.D. [1935] Tanzania K000353485 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burtt, B.D. [1935] Tanzania K000959902 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gillett, J.B. [12740] Kenya K000353476 No
Burtt, B.D. [5438] Tanzania K000353482 No
Burtt, B.D. [3827] Tanzania K000353484 Type Yes
Burtt, B.D. [3827] Tanzania K000353483 Type Yes
Burtt, B.D. [3827] Tanzania K000353486 Unknown Type Material Yes
Newman, J.L. [194] Tanzania K000353481 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