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Gymnosporia arbutifolia

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Gymnosporia arbutifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Gymnosporia
Species:
G. arbutifolia
Binomial name
Gymnosporia arbutifolia
(Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Loes. (1893)
Synonyms[2]
  • Celastrus arbutifolius Hochst. ex A.Rich. (1848)
  • Maytenus arbutifolia (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) R.Wilczek (1960)

Gymnosporia arbutifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae. It is a thorny shrub or tree native to eastern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.[2] It grows in the mountains of eastern Africa, from the Ethiopian Highlands to the Albertine Rift, and to the southeastern Arabian Peninsula, from 1350 to 2080 meters elevation.[2]

Two subspecies are accepted:

  • Gymnosporia arbutifolia subsp. arbutifolia – Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, and Yemen.
  • Gymnosporia arbutifolia subsp. sidamoensis (Sebsebe) Jordaan – southern Ethiopia

References

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  1. ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019). "Gymnosporia arbutifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T62394A149007421. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T62394A149007421.en. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Gymnosporia arbutifolia (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Loes. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 November 2023.