Ziziphus robertsoniana | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Magnoliophyta |
Class: | Magnoliopsida |
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]