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Taxon

Turraea mombassana Hiern ex C.DC.

Protologue Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 1: 439. 1878 [Jun 1878]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Turraea mombassana--Kenya. Limuru.  Brackenhurst Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 033.jpg

Turraea mombassana--Kenya. Limuru. Brackenhurst Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 033.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Turraea mombassana--Kenya. Limuru.  Brackenhurst Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 034.jpg

Turraea mombassana--Kenya. Limuru. Brackenhurst Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 034.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Turraea mombassana--Kenya. Limuru.  Brackenhurst Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 035.jpg

Turraea mombassana--Kenya. Limuru. Brackenhurst Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 035.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Turraea mombassana--Kenya. Limuru.  Brackenhurst Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 030.jpg

Turraea mombassana--Kenya. Limuru. Brackenhurst Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 030.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Turraea mombassana--Kenya. Limuru.  Brackenhurst Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 029.jpg

Turraea mombassana--Kenya. Limuru. Brackenhurst Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 029.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Turraea mombassana--Kenya. Limuru.  Brackenhurst Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 028.jpg

Turraea mombassana--Kenya. Limuru. Brackenhurst Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 028.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Turraea mombassana--Kenya. Limuru.  Brackenhurst Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 032.jpg

Turraea mombassana--Kenya. Limuru. Brackenhurst Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 032.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Turraea mombassana--Kenya. Limuru.  Brackenhurst Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 027.jpg

Turraea mombassana--Kenya. Limuru. Brackenhurst Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 027.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Turraea mombassana--Kenya. Nairobi Arboretum. 1 Jul 04. 088.jpg

Turraea mombassana--Kenya. Nairobi Arboretum. 1 Jul 04. 088.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Turraea mombassana--Kenya. Nairobi Arboretum. 1 Jul 04. 092.jpg

Turraea mombassana--Kenya. Nairobi Arboretum. 1 Jul 04. 092.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Turraea mombassana--Kenya. Nairobi Arboretum. 1 Jul 04. 087.jpg

Turraea mombassana--Kenya. Nairobi Arboretum. 1 Jul 04. 087.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Turraea mombassana--Kenya. Nairobi Arboretum. 1 Jul 04. 093.jpg

Turraea mombassana--Kenya. Nairobi Arboretum. 1 Jul 04. 093.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Davidson C., Christoph S.R. s.n.

July 12, 2004

Location

Kenya, Kiambu, Limuru (Brackenhurst Botanic Garden)

Location Remarks

Town of Limuru, about 30 miles northwest of Nairobi.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Davidson C., Christoph S.R. s.n.

July 1, 2004

Location

Kenya, Nairobi (Nairobi, Kilimani)

-1.27833, 36.80111

Location Remarks

Accessed via State House Road or Arboretum Drive, in the Kilimani section of Nairobi.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Family

Meliaceae

Genus

Turraea

Specific Epithet

mombassana

Authorship

Hiern ex C.DC.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 4.1

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#213,259 of 335,497

Top 64%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →