Celastraceae
Gymnosporia

Gymnosporia heterophylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Loes.

First published in Bull. Herb. Boissier 4: 429 (1896)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Africa. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Saudi Arabia, Swaziland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.
  • Jordaan, M. (2012). A monograph of Gymnosporia (Celastraceae): 1-759. Thesis, Faculty Nat. Agric. Sci., Univ. of Pretoria.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Maytenus heterophylla.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Jordaan, M. (2012). A monograph of Gymnosporia (Celastraceae): 1-759. Thesis, Faculty Nat. Agric. Sci., Univ. of Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gossweiler, J. [386] Angola K001307875 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [s.n.] Angola K001307877 Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9803] Zambia K001590225 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [1413] Angola K001307876 Yes
May 1, 1982 Gossweiler [10983] Angola Maytenus heterophylla K000035858 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1964 Rogers, F.A. [6209] Botswana Maytenus heterophylla K000282916 Yes
Atherstone [s.n.] South Africa Maytenus heterophylla K000035883 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brown, R.C. [6732] Botswana Maytenus heterophylla K000282917 Yes
Ecklon [948 ?] South Africa Maytenus heterophylla K000035878 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drege South Africa Maytenus heterophylla K000035881 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gill [s.n.] South Africa Maytenus heterophylla K000035874 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schafer, P.A. [6963] Mozambique Maytenus heterophylla K000282918 Yes
Mwachala, G. [1235] Kenya Maytenus heterophylla K001604533 Yes
Ecklon [943] South Africa Maytenus heterophylla K000035879 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa Maytenus heterophylla K000035880 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gerrard [1377] South Africa Maytenus heterophylla K000035876 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gerrard [1377] South Africa Maytenus heterophylla K000035875 Unknown Type Material Yes
Atherstone [104] South Africa Maytenus heterophylla K000035882 Type Yes
Sanderson [s.n.] South Africa Maytenus heterophylla K000035885 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wood, J.M. [1119] South Africa Maytenus heterophylla K000035884 Unknown Type Material Yes
Atherstone [476] South Africa Maytenus heterophylla K000035887 Syntype Yes
Pappe [s.n.] South Africa Maytenus heterophylla K000035886 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harley, F.A. [1] South Africa Maytenus heterophylla K000035877 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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

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    • Copyright applied to individual images

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