Ziziphus robertsoniana

Ziziphus robertsoniana
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rhamnaceae
Genus:	Ziziphus
Species:	Z. robertsoniana
Binomial name
Ziziphus robertsoniana Beentje [2]

Ziziphus robertsoniana is a species of plant in the family Rhamnaceae. ^[3] It is found primarily in Kwale, on the southern coast of Kenya, ^[4] and may also be found in Tanzania. It is threatened by habitat loss. ^[1]

It was described in 1996 by Henk Jaap Beentje, ^{[2] [5]} after having been collected by Mrs. Ann Robertson from Malindi, Kenya, in 1983. ^[6]

References

1. Gereau, R.E.; Kabuye, C.; Kalema, J.; Kamau, P.; Kindeketa, W.; Luke, W.R.Q.; Lyaruu, H.V.M.; Malombe, I.; Mboya, E.I.; Mollel, N.; Njau, E.-F.; Schatz, G.E.; Sitoni, D.; Ssegawa, P.; Wabuyele, E. (2020). "Ziziphus robertsoniana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T34437A2852692. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T34437A2852692.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. "Ziziphus roberstoniana Beentje". IPNI . Retrieved September 7, 2009.
3. "Ziziphus robertsoniana Beentje". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
4. Davis Wekesa Barasa, Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Sustainable Development in Africa: Case Study on Kenya, p. 150
5. "Author Details for Beentje". IPNI. Retrieved September 7, 2009.
6. H. J. Beentje (1996). "A New Species of Ziziphus (Rhamnaceae) from Kenya". Kew Bulletin. 51 (1): 197–199. Bibcode:1996KewBu..51..197B. doi:10.2307/4118760. JSTOR   4118760.