Strychnos henningsii

Strychnos henningsii

Strychnos henningsii

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Loganiaceae
Tribus: Strychneae
Genus: Strychnos
Species: Strychnos henningsii

Name

Strychnos henningsii Gilg, 1893

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Strychnos albersii Gilg & Busse in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 36: 99 (1905)
  • Strychnos barbata Chiov. in Fl. Somala 2: 305 (1932), nom. illeg.
  • Strychnos elliottii Gilg & Busse in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 36: 99 (1905)
  • Strychnos holstii Gilg in Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1894: 36 (1894)
  • Strychnos holstii f. condensata J.Duvign. in Bull. Inst. Roy. Congo Belg. 20: 588 (1949)
  • Strychnos holstii f. laxiuscula J.Duvign. in Bull. Inst. Roy. Congo Belg. 20: 588 (1949)
  • Strychnos holstii var. procera (Gilg & Busse) J.Duvign. in Bull. Mus. Roy. Hist. Nat. Belgique 20: 587 (1949)
  • Strychnos holstii var. reticulata (Burtt Davy & Honoré) J.Duvign. in Bull. Inst. Roy. Congo Belg. 20: 588 (1949)
  • Strychnos ligustroides Gossw. & Mendonca in Carta Fitogeogr. Angola: 120 (1939), no Latin descr.
  • Strychnos myrcioides S.Moore in J. Bot. 45: 52 (1907)
  • Strychnos pauciflora Gilg in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 121 (1899)
  • Strychnos procera Gilg & Busse in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 36: 97 (1905)
  • Strychnos reticulata Burtt Davy & Honoré in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 270 (1932)
  • Strychnos sennensis Baker in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 97 (1895)
  • Strychnos utilis Sim in Forest Fl. Cape: 273 (1907)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Angola, Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Regional: Eastern Africa Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, Sudan Tanzania, Uganda Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar Regional: Central Africa Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gilg, 1893. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 15: 569

Links

• Hassler, M. 2023. Strychnos henningsii. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 04. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Strychnos henningsii. Published online. Accessed: August 04 2023.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Strychnos henningsii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 04. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Strychnos henningsii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 August 2023.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Rooibitterbessie
English: Red bitterberry
Xitsonga: Qitamusi
Tshivenda: Muramba-kolodza

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