Markhamia obtusifolia(Baker) Sprague

WFO wfo-0000779030 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 3 observations

This species has been photographed under an open licence only 3 times, so some figures below are different views of the same plant, taken on the same day, rather than different individuals. They are usually different parts of it: the leaf, the flower, the bark.

Markhamia obtusifolia, photographed by Robert Taylor
fig. a Robert Taylor, CC BY 4.0 / 2021-12-29 / obs. 174003180
Markhamia obtusifolia, photographed by Mahomed Desai
fig. b Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 115666990
Markhamia obtusifolia, photographed by Robert Taylor
fig. c Robert Taylor, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 174003317
Markhamia obtusifolia, photographed by Robert Taylor
fig. d Robert Taylor, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 174003383
Markhamia obtusifolia, photographed by Mahomed Desai
fig. e Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 115667035
Markhamia obtusifolia, photographed by Mahomed Desai
fig. f Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 115667016
Markhamia obtusifolia, photographed by Martin Tlustos
fig. g Martin Tlustos, CC0 1.0 / obs. 178046097
Markhamia obtusifolia, photographed by Martin Tlustos
fig. h Martin Tlustos, CC0 1.0 / obs. 178046106

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Native range 14 botanical countries

Regions where Markhamia obtusifolia is native: Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe AngolaBotswanaBurundiCaprivi StripCentral African RepublicDR CongoKenyaMalawiMozambiqueNamibiaRwandaTanzaniaZambiaZimbabwe
Native distribution of Markhamia obtusifolia, 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
Burundi BUR
Caprivi Strip CPV
Central African Republic CAF
DR Congo ZAI
Kenya KEN
Malawi MLW
Mozambique MOZ
Namibia NAM
Rwanda RWA
Tanzania TAN
Zambia ZAM
Zimbabwe ZIM

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.

  • Dolichandrone obtusifolia Baker
  • Markhamia lanata K.Schum.
  • Markhamia paucifoliata De Wild.
  • Markhamia paucifoliolata De Wild.
  • Markhamia verdickii De Wild.

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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