Ziziphus robertsoniana
| Ziziphus robertsoniana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Genus: | Ziziphus |
| Species: | Z. robertsoniana |
| Binomial name | |
| Ziziphus robertsoniana Beentje[1] | |
Ziziphus robertsoniana is a species of plant in the Rhamnaceae family.[2] 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.[2]
It was described in 1996 by Henk Jaap Beentje,[1][4] after having been collected by Mrs. Ann Robertson from Malindi, Kenya, in 1983.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Ziziphus roberstoniana Beentje" Check
|url= - 1 2 CAMP Workshop, Kenya 1998. Ziziphus robertsoniana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 August 2007.
- ↑ Davis Wekesa Barasa, Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Sustainable Development in Africa: Case Study on Kenya, p. 150
- ↑ "Author Details for Beentje" Check
|url= - ↑ H. J. Beentje (1996). "A New Species of Ziziphus (Rhamnaceae) from Kenya". Kew Bulletin 51 (1): 197–199. doi:10.2307/4118760.
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