Gymnosporia buchananii Loes.

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Synonyms: Maytenus buchananii (Loes.) Wilczek
Maytenus edgari Exell & Mendonça
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Malawi
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Derivation of specific name: buchananii: after Rev. John Buchanan (1821-1903), a Presbyterian clergyman and plant collector.
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Literature:

Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 125. (Includes a picture).

Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 505. (Includes a picture).

Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 28. As Maytenus buchananii

Meerts, P. & Hasson, M. (2016). Arbres et arbustes du Haut-Katanga Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Page 131. (Includes a picture).

Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 81.

Robson, N.K.B. (1966). Celastraceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2) Pages 363 - 364. As Maytenus buchananii

Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 66. as Maytenus buchananii

Troupin, G. (1983). Celastraceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume II Page 328. As Maytenus buchananii (Includes a picture).


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Flora of Burundi: Gymnosporia buchananii
Flora of the DRC: Gymnosporia buchananii
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Flora of Mozambique: Gymnosporia buchananii
Flora of Zambia: Gymnosporia buchananii

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Gymnosporia buchananii
African Plant Database: Gymnosporia buchananii
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Gymnosporia buchananii
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Gymnosporia buchananii
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JSTOR Plant Science: Gymnosporia buchananii
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Gymnosporia buchananii
Plants of the World Online: Gymnosporia buchananii
Tropicos: Gymnosporia buchananii
Wikipedia: Gymnosporia buchananii


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The Rwanda flora team (2026). Flora of Rwanda: Species information: Gymnosporia buchananii.
https://www.rwandaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=195080, retrieved 20 March 2026

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