Euphorbiaceae
Erythrococca

Erythrococca bongensis Pax

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 88 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Ethiopia to Tanzania. It is a scrambling shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Engler & O. Drude, Die Vegetation Der Erde, IX, Pflanzenwelt Afrikas 3(2): 72, 76 (1921).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 194 (1961).
  • F. W. Andr., The Flowering Plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 2: 63 (1952).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 207 (1949).
  • Pax in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 19: 88 (1894).
  • Pax in A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich IV. 147 (7): 98 (1914).
  • Prain in Ann. Bot. 25: 610 (1911)
  • Prain in Flora of Tropical Africa 6(1): 854 (1912).
  • Robyns, Flore des Spermatophytes du Parc National Albert 1: 456 (1948).
  • Troupin, Fl. Pl. Lign. Rwanda: 260, t. 89.1 (1982)
  • Troupin, Fl. Rwanda 2: 218, t. 66/1 (1983).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Chandler, P. [643] Uganda K000865753 No
Napper, D. [1523] Kenya K000865752 No
Maas Geesteranus, R.A. [4932] Kenya K000865751 No
Fries, R.E. [1828] K000865809 No
Wendelberger, G. [62] Uganda K000865754 No
Volkens, G. [2354] Tanzania K000431001 Unknown Type Material Yes
Frontier-Tanzania [892] Tanzania K000865750 No
Schweinfurth [2296] Sudan K000422768 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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