Connaraceae
Rourea

Rourea orientalis Baill.

First published in Adansonia 7: 230 (1867)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Kenya to N. Botswana, Madagascar. It is a scrambling shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Jordaan, M. (2013). FSA contrinutions 21: Connaraceae. Bothalia, A Journal of Botanical Research 43: 101-108.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Jordaan, M. (2013). FSA contrinutions 21: Connaraceae. Bothalia, A Journal of Botanical Research 43: 101-108.
  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1987 Richards, H.M. [17510] Zambia K000317936 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Miller, O.B. [49] Botswana K000511224 No
Jan 1, 1987 Robertson; Elffers [53] Botswana K000511222 No
Jan 1, 1987 Miller, O.B. [49] Botswana K000511223 No
Jan 1, 1987 Miller, O.B. [925] Botswana K000511221 No
Jan 1, 1987 Rensburg, H.J., van [KBS2969] Zambia K000317937 Yes
Jan 1, 1952 Baron, R. [4922] Madagascar K000430180 Type Yes
Pervillé, M. [755] Madagascar K000430179 Type Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9954] Zambia K001635023 No
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9784] Zambia K001635022 No
Maiato, F.; Goyder, D.J. [2082] Angola K001622047 Yes
Wightman, N.; Kabinda, I. [NCW550] Zambia K001634226 Yes
Cruse, A.W. [X] Zambia Byrsocarpus tomentosus K:SPC-15580.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [3660] Zambia Byrsocarpus tomentosus K:SPC-09858.000 No
Culwick [19/36] Tanzania Byrsocarpus orientalis K:SPC-11419.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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