Spirostachys africana

Spirostachys africana

Spirostachys africana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Euphorbioideae
Tribus: Hippomaneae
Subtribus: Hippomaninae
Genus: Spirostachys
Species: Spirostachys africana

Name

Spirostachys africana Sond., 1850

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Excoecaria africana (Sond.) Müll.Arg., Linnaea 32: 123 (1863).
  • Stillingia africana (Sond.) Baill., Adansonia 3: 163 (1863).
  • Sapium africanum (Sond.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 293 (1898).
• Heterotypic
  • Excoecaria synandra Pax, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 43: 223 (1909).
  • Spirostachys synandra (Pax) Pax in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, V: 155 (1912).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Spirostachys africana Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Angola; Botswana; Cape Provinces; KwaZulu-Natal; Namibia; Northern Provinces; Swaziland; Zimbabwe Regional: Eastern Africa Kenya; Mozambique; Tanzania References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Sonder, O.W., 1850. Linnaea; Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange. Berlin 23:106.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Spirostachys africana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Spirostachys africana. Published online. Accessed: Jul 17 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Spirostachys africana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 17. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Spirostachys africana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Jul 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Spirostachys africana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: tamboti

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