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antidysenterica

Taxon

Brucea antidysenterica J.F.Mill.

Protologue Icon. Anim. Pl. t. 25. [1779-1789] ; Cimelia Bot. 1. 25, p. 51 (1796)IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Brucea antidysenterica--Kenya. Limuru.  Brackenhurst Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 004.jpg

Brucea antidysenterica--Kenya. Limuru. Brackenhurst Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 004.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Brucea antidysenterica--Kenya. Limuru. Brackenhurst Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 011.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Brucea antidysenterica--Kenya. Limuru. Brackenhurst Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 008.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Brucea antidysenterica--Kenya. Limuru. Brackenhurst Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 002.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Brucea antidysenterica--Kenya. Limuru. Brackenhurst Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 009.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Brucea antidysenterica--Kenya. Limuru.  Brackenhurst Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 006.jpg

Brucea antidysenterica--Kenya. Limuru. Brackenhurst Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 006.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Brucea antidysenterica--Kenya. Limuru.  Brackenhurst Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 010.jpg

Brucea antidysenterica--Kenya. Limuru. Brackenhurst Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 010.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Brucea antidysenterica--Kenya. Limuru.  Brackenhurst Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 001.jpg

Brucea antidysenterica--Kenya. Limuru. Brackenhurst Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Brucea antidysenterica--Kenya. Limuru.  Brackenhurst Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 012.jpg

Brucea antidysenterica--Kenya. Limuru. Brackenhurst Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 012.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Brucea antidysenterica--Kenya. Limuru.  Brackenhurst Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 007.jpg

Brucea antidysenterica--Kenya. Limuru. Brackenhurst Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 007.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Brucea antidysenterica--Kenya. Limuru.  Brackenhurst Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 005.jpg

Brucea antidysenterica--Kenya. Limuru. Brackenhurst Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 005.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Brucea antidysenterica--Kenya. Limuru.  Brackenhurst Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 003.jpg

Brucea antidysenterica--Kenya. Limuru. Brackenhurst Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 003.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Showing the global range from POWO; no georeferenced specimens for this taxon.

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

Occurrences

No collection number

July 12, 2004

Location

Kenya, Kiambu, Limuru (Brackenhurst Botanic Garden)

Location Remarks

Town of Limuru, about 30 miles northwest of Nairobi.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Family

Simaroubaceae

Genus

Brucea

Specific Epithet

antidysenterica

Authorship

J.F.Mill.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.8

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

#197,625 of 335,497

Top 59%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →