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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Genus: | Ziziphus |
| Species: | Z. robertsoniana
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| Binomial name | |
| Ziziphus robertsoniana | |
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
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "Ziziphus roberstoniana Beentje". IPNI. Retrieved September 7, 2009.
- ^ "Ziziphus robertsoniana Beentje". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ Davis Wekesa Barasa, Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Sustainable Development in Africa: Case Study on Kenya, p. 150
- ^ "Author Details for Beentje". IPNI. Retrieved September 7, 2009.
- ^ 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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