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Taxon

Bersama abyssinica subsp. abyssinica

Protologue Mus. Senckenberg. ii. (1837) 281.BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
All2subsp. abyssinica1subsp. paullinioides1
Bersama abyssinica ssp. abyssinica, RGereau7018--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Ngozi Crater. 26 Jan 08. 180.jpg

Bersama abyssinica ssp. abyssinica, RGereau7018--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Ngozi Crater. 26 Jan 08. 180.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bersama abyssinica ssp. abyssinica, RGereau7018--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Ngozi Crater. 26 Jan 08. 174.jpg

Bersama abyssinica ssp. abyssinica, RGereau7018--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Ngozi Crater. 26 Jan 08. 174.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bersama abyssinica ssp. abyssinica, RGereau7018--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Ngozi Crater. 26 Jan 08. 173.jpg

Bersama abyssinica ssp. abyssinica, RGereau7018--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Ngozi Crater. 26 Jan 08. 173.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bersama abyssinica ssp. abyssinica, RGereau7018--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Ngozi Crater. 26 Jan 08. 176.jpg

Bersama abyssinica ssp. abyssinica, RGereau7018--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Ngozi Crater. 26 Jan 08. 176.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bersama abyssinica ssp. abyssinica, RGereau7018--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Ngozi Crater. 26 Jan 08. 178.jpg

Bersama abyssinica ssp. abyssinica, RGereau7018--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Ngozi Crater. 26 Jan 08. 178.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bersama abyssinica ssp. abyssinica, RGereau7018--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Ngozi Crater. 26 Jan 08. 175.jpg

Bersama abyssinica ssp. abyssinica, RGereau7018--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Ngozi Crater. 26 Jan 08. 175.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bersama abyssinica ssp. abyssinica, RGereau7018--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Ngozi Crater. 26 Jan 08. 179.jpg

Bersama abyssinica ssp. abyssinica, RGereau7018--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Ngozi Crater. 26 Jan 08. 179.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bersama abyssinica ssp. abyssinica, RGereau7018--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Ngozi Crater. 26 Jan 08. 181.jpg

Bersama abyssinica ssp. abyssinica, RGereau7018--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Ngozi Crater. 26 Jan 08. 181.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bersama abyssinica ssp. abyssinica, RGereau7018--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Ngozi Crater. 26 Jan 08. 172.jpg

Bersama abyssinica ssp. abyssinica, RGereau7018--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Ngozi Crater. 26 Jan 08. 172.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bersama abyssinica ssp. abyssinica, RGereau7018--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Ngozi Crater. 26 Jan 08. 171.jpg

Bersama abyssinica ssp. abyssinica, RGereau7018--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Ngozi Crater. 26 Jan 08. 171.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bersama abyssinica ssp. abyssinica, RGereau7018--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Ngozi Crater. 26 Jan 08. 182.jpg

Bersama abyssinica ssp. abyssinica, RGereau7018--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Ngozi Crater. 26 Jan 08. 182.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bersama abyssinica ssp. abyssinica, RGereau7018--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Ngozi Crater. 26 Jan 08. 177.jpg

Bersama abyssinica ssp. abyssinica, RGereau7018--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Ngozi Crater. 26 Jan 08. 177.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Geraniales

Family

Melianthaceae

Genus

Bersama

Species

abyssinica

Subspecies

abyssinica

Taxonomic opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Distribution

Native to Angola, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

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

Occurrences

Gereau, R 7018

January 26, 2008

Location

Tanzania, Mbeya, Rungwe (Swaya)

-9.035833, 33.569722

Location Remarks

Mporoto Ridge; beginning of access road to Ngozi Crater, in lower montane forest. 2015 m elev.

Collectors

Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, William J. Kindeketa, O.A. Kibure, Sharon A. Bodine

Notes

Tree ca. 15 m high. Capsule dull red-orange.