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abyssinica

Taxon

Ziziphus abyssinica Hochst. ex A.Rich.

Protologue Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 136. 1847 [22 May 1847]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Ziziphus abyssinica--Kenya. Homa Bay Distr. Koru.. 2 Jul 04. 086.jpg

Ziziphus abyssinica--Kenya. Homa Bay Distr. Koru.. 2 Jul 04. 086.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ziziphus abyssinica--Kenya. Homa Bay Distr. Koru.. 2 Jul 04. 089.jpg

Ziziphus abyssinica--Kenya. Homa Bay Distr. Koru.. 2 Jul 04. 089.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ziziphus abyssinica--Kenya. Homa Bay Distr. Koru. Kweissos House. 2 Jul 04. 040.jpg

Ziziphus abyssinica--Kenya. Homa Bay Distr. Koru. Kweissos House. 2 Jul 04. 040.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ziziphus abyssinica--Kenya. Homa Bay Distr. Koru. Kweissos House. 2 Jul 04. 042.jpg

Ziziphus abyssinica--Kenya. Homa Bay Distr. Koru. Kweissos House. 2 Jul 04. 042.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ziziphus abyssinica--Kenya. Homa Bay Distr. Koru.. 2 Jul 04. 087.jpg

Ziziphus abyssinica--Kenya. Homa Bay Distr. Koru.. 2 Jul 04. 087.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ziziphus abyssinica--Kenya. Homa Bay Distr. Koru. Kweissos House. 2 Jul 04. 041.jpg

Ziziphus abyssinica--Kenya. Homa Bay Distr. Koru. Kweissos House. 2 Jul 04. 041.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ziziphus abyssinica--Kenya. Homa Bay Distr. Koru. Kweissos House. 2 Jul 04. 036.jpg

Ziziphus abyssinica--Kenya. Homa Bay Distr. Koru. Kweissos House. 2 Jul 04. 036.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ziziphus abyssinica--Kenya. Homa Bay Distr. Koru. Kweissos House. 2 Jul 04. 043.jpg

Ziziphus abyssinica--Kenya. Homa Bay Distr. Koru. Kweissos House. 2 Jul 04. 043.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ziziphus abyssinica--Kenya. Homa Bay Distr. Koru. Kweissos House. 2 Jul 04. 044.jpg

Ziziphus abyssinica--Kenya. Homa Bay Distr. Koru. Kweissos House. 2 Jul 04. 044.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ziziphus abyssinica--Kenya. Homa Bay Distr. Koru.. 2 Jul 04. 085.jpg

Ziziphus abyssinica--Kenya. Homa Bay Distr. Koru.. 2 Jul 04. 085.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ziziphus abyssinica--Kenya. Homa Bay Distr. Koru. Kweissos House. 2 Jul 04. 046.jpg

Ziziphus abyssinica--Kenya. Homa Bay Distr. Koru. Kweissos House. 2 Jul 04. 046.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ziziphus abyssinica--Kenya. Homa Bay Distr. Koru.. 2 Jul 04. 088.jpg

Ziziphus abyssinica--Kenya. Homa Bay Distr. Koru.. 2 Jul 04. 088.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ziziphus abyssinica--Kenya. Homa Bay Distr. Koru. Kweissos House. 2 Jul 04. 034.jpg

Ziziphus abyssinica--Kenya. Homa Bay Distr. Koru. Kweissos House. 2 Jul 04. 034.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, DR Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe (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 2, 2004

Location

Kenya, Kericho (Kipchebor)

-0.378611, 35.266389

Location Remarks

Gilgil on Hwy A1

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Family

Rhamnaceae

Genus

Ziziphus

Specific Epithet

abyssinica

Authorship

Hochst. ex A.Rich.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.0

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

0.1

Global rank

#244,792 of 335,497

Top 73%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →