Species of plant
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Gymnosporia arbutifolia (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Loes. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
