Ziziphus robertsoniana

Ziziphus robertsoniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Rosales
Family:Rhamnaceae
Genus:Ziziphus
Species: Z. robertsoniana
Binomial name
Ziziphus robertsoniana

Ziziphus robertsoniana is a species of plant in the Rhamnaceae family.[1] It is found primarily in Kwale, on the southern coast of Kenya,[3] and may also be found in Tanzania. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

It was described in 1996 by Henk Jaap Beentje,[2][4] after having been collected by Mrs. Ann Robertson from Malindi, Kenya, in 1983.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 CAMP Workshop, Kenya 1998. Ziziphus robertsoniana Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.. Downloaded on 24 August 2007.
  2. 1 2 "Ziziphus roberstoniana Beentje". IPNI  . Retrieved September 7, 2009.
  3. ↑ Davis Wekesa Barasa, Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Sustainable Development in Africa: Case Study on Kenya, p. 150
  4. ↑ "Author Details for Beentje". IPNI  . Retrieved September 7, 2009.
  5. ↑ H. J. Beentje (1996). "A New Species of Ziziphus (Rhamnaceae) from Kenya". Kew Bulletin. 51 (1): 197–199. doi:10.2307/4118760. JSTOR 4118760.


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