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asiatica

Taxon

Colubrina asiatica (L.) Brongn.

Protologue Mém. Fam. Rhamnées 62 (1826):.IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Colubrina asiatica--Tanzania. Zanzibar. Zanzibar Beach Resort. 16 Jul 04. 007.jpg

Colubrina asiatica--Tanzania. Zanzibar. Zanzibar Beach Resort. 16 Jul 04. 007.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Colubrina asiatica--Tanzania. Zanzibar. Zanzibar Beach Resort. 16 Jul 04. 005.jpg

Colubrina asiatica--Tanzania. Zanzibar. Zanzibar Beach Resort. 16 Jul 04. 005.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Colubrina asiatica--Tanzania. Zanzibar. Zanzibar Beach Resort. 16 Jul 04. 001.jpg

Colubrina asiatica--Tanzania. Zanzibar. Zanzibar Beach Resort. 16 Jul 04. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Colubrina asiatica--Tanzania. Zanzibar. Zanzibar Beach Resort. 16 Jul 04. 008.jpg

Colubrina asiatica--Tanzania. Zanzibar. Zanzibar Beach Resort. 16 Jul 04. 008.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Colubrina asiatica--Tanzania. Zanzibar. Zanzibar Beach Resort. 16 Jul 04. 003.jpg

Colubrina asiatica--Tanzania. Zanzibar. Zanzibar Beach Resort. 16 Jul 04. 003.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Colubrina asiatica--Tanzania. Zanzibar. Zanzibar Beach Resort. 16 Jul 04. 002.jpg

Colubrina asiatica--Tanzania. Zanzibar. Zanzibar Beach Resort. 16 Jul 04. 002.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Colubrina asiatica--Tanzania. Zanzibar. Zanzibar Beach Resort. 16 Jul 04. 006.jpg

Colubrina asiatica--Tanzania. Zanzibar. Zanzibar Beach Resort. 16 Jul 04. 006.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to 54 botanical countries across Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and Pacific; introduced into Bahamas, Cayman Is., Cuba, Florida, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mauritius, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Rodrigues, Windward Is. (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

No collection number

July 16, 2004

Location

Tanzania, Zanzibar (Kiembesamaki)

-6.2025, 39.205556

Location Remarks

Jozani Forest to Paje Rd

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Family

Rhamnaceae

Genus

Colubrina

Specific Epithet

asiatica

Authorship

(L.) Brongn.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Moderate

ED 11.7

Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.4

Global rank

#113,894 of 335,497

Top 34%

Extinction probability

5%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →