Rubiaceae
Rothmannia

Rothmannia capensis Thunb.

First published in Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 37: 65 (1776)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, 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 Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ruhsam, M. (2005). Survey of all the Rubiaceae specimens at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 20, 1961 Compton, R.H. [30455] Eswatini K000285291 Yes
May 1, 1948 Rogers, F.A. [24769] South Africa K000285285 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [11899] South Africa K000285288 Yes
Mdayi, N.; James, J.; Modimola, K. [7911] South Africa K009001299 No
Flanagan, H.G. [2861] South Africa K000285287 Yes
Robertson, H. [546] Botswana K000285282 Yes
Edwards, D. [2637] South Africa K000285289 Yes
Compton, R.H. [31334] Eswatini K000285290 Yes
Sutton, J.D. [929] South Africa K000285284 Yes
Vuuren, D.V. [524] South Africa K000285283 Yes
illegible [7654] South Africa K000285286 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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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