Malvaceae
Grewia

Grewia forbesii Harv. ex Mast.

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 250 (1868)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Ethiopia to N. Mozambique. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(2): 1-456. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Exell, A.W., Fernandes, A. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1963). Flora Zambesiaca 2(1): 1-351. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.
  • Robyns, W. & al. (eds.) (1948-1963). Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1-10.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) in Thulin, M. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Somalia 2: 1-303. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Whitehouse, C., Cheek, M., Andrews, S. & Verdcourt, B. (2001). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Tiliaceae & Muntingiaceae: 1-120.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Exell, A.W., Fernandes, A. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1963). Flora Zambesiaca 2(1): 1-351. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Robyns, W. & al. (eds.) (1948-1963). Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1-10.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) in Thulin, M. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Somalia 2: 1-303. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Battiscombe & Dale, Trees and Shrubs of Kenya Colony p. 38 (1936).
  • Beentje, Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas p. 155, fig. f3 on 152, map (1994).
  • Burret in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 45: 171 (1910).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 565, fig. 103/f3 (1961).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 618 (1949).
  • K. Schum. in Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theile C: 264 (1895).
  • Koenders, Fl. PembaI.: 49 (1992).
  • Mast. in Flora of Tropical Africa 1: 250 (1868).
  • R. O. Williams, Useful and Ornamental Plants in Zanzibar and Pemba p. 288 (1949).
  • Sebsebe in Fl. Eth. 2(2): 149 (1995).
  • Vollesen in Opera Bot. 59: 33 (1980).
  • Wild & Gonç. in Fl. Moçamb. 28: 17 (1969).
  • Wild in Flora Zambesiaca 2: 47 (1963).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 5, 2023 Campira, N.; Setimane, V.; Sitiven, X., Jessinau, S., Tome. A.; Tsamba , A.; Benjemane, F. [NC001] Mozambique K009001485 No
Forbes [s.n.] Mozambique K000241925 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kuntze, O. [s.n.] Mozambique K000241923 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kuntze, O. [s.n.] Mozambique K000241922 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kirk, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000241926 Unknown Type Material Yes
Meller, C.J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000241924 Unknown Type Material Yes
Forbes [s.n.] Mozambique K000241927 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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/

  • 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