Kirkia acuminata

Kirkia acuminata

Kirkia acuminata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Kirkiaceae
Genus: Kirkia
Species: Kirkia acuminata

Name

Kirkia acuminata Oliv., 1868

Synonyms

• Kirkia acuminata var. cordata De Wild.
• Kirkia glauca Engl. & Gilg, Warb. Kunene-Sambesi Exped. 270 (1903) p. p. quoad fruct.
• Kirkia pubescens Burtt Davy, Man. Fl. Pl. & Ferns, Pt. 1, 45 (1926), et Pt. II. p. 25: 481 (1932)
• Kirkia pubescens var. glabripetala Burtt Davy
• Kirkia acuminata var. pubescens (Burtt Davy) Bremek.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Angola, Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Oliver, D. (ed.) 1868. Flora of Tropical Africa. Vol. 1: Ranunculaceae to Connaraceae. 479 pp. L. Reeve and Co., London. BHL Reference page. : 1:311.

Additional references

• Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Kirkia acuminata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 13. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Kirkia acuminata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 13. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Kirkia acuminata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Mar 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Kirkia acuminata. Published online. Accessed: Mar 13 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Kirkia acuminata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Witsering
English: White seringa, White syringa
Setswana: Modumela
Xitsonga: Mvumayila
Tshivenda: Mubvumala, Mubvumela

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