Berchemia discolor(Klotzsch) Hemsl.

WFO wfo-0000564133 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Berchemia discolor, photographed by Robert Taylor
fig. a Robert Taylor, CC BY 4.0 / 2021-05-03 / obs. 126835025
Berchemia discolor, photographed by Robert Taylor
fig. b Robert Taylor, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 107724392
Berchemia discolor, photographed by Charles Stirton
fig. c Charles Stirton, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 15267948
Berchemia discolor, photographed by Brian du Preez
fig. d Brian du Preez, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 15792966
Berchemia discolor, photographed by Wynand Uys
fig. e Wynand Uys, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 174535372
Berchemia discolor, photographed by i_c_riddell
fig. f i_c_riddell, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 48243940
Berchemia discolor, photographed by Robert Taylor
fig. g Robert Taylor, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 192996443
Berchemia discolor, photographed by rosshawkins
fig. h rosshawkins, CC0 1.0 / obs. 178189181

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Native range 20 botanical countries

Regions where Berchemia discolor is native: Angola, Botswana, Caprivi Strip, DR Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Saudi Arabia, Yemen AngolaBotswanaCaprivi StripDR CongoEritreaEthiopiaKenyaMadagascarMalawiMozambiqueNamibiaNorthern ProvincesSomaliaSudan-South SudanTanzaniaUgandaZambiaZimbabweSaudi ArabiaYemen
Native distribution of Berchemia discolor, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Angola ANG AFRICA
Botswana BOT
Caprivi Strip CPV
DR Congo ZAI
Eritrea ERI
Ethiopia ETH
Kenya KEN
Madagascar MDG
Malawi MLW
Mozambique MOZ
Namibia NAM
Northern Provinces TVL
Somalia SOM
Sudan-South Sudan SUD
Tanzania TAN
Uganda UGA
Zambia ZAM
Zimbabwe ZIM
Saudi Arabia SAU ASIA-TEMPERATE
Yemen YEM

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 5 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Adolia discolor (Klotzsch) Kuntze
  • Araliorhamnus punctulata H.Perrier
  • Araliorhamnus vaginata H.Perrier
  • Phyllogeiton discolor Herzog
  • Scutia discolor Klotzsch

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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