Gnetaceae
Gnetum

Gnetum africanum Welw.

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 27: 73 (1869)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Central Tropical Africa to Angola. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.
  • Lejoly, J., Ndjele, L. & Geerinck, D. (2008). Flore de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 24: 1-37.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Tisserant, C. (1950). Catalogue de la flore de l'Oubangui-Chari. Mémoires de l'Institut d'Études Centrafricaines 2: 1-165.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Markgraf in E. & P. Pflanzenfam. 13: 440 (1926).
  • —F.T.A. 6, 2: 330

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1989 Westphal, E.; Westphal-Stevels, J.M.C. [8763] Cameroon K000454026 No
Jan 1, 1987 Thomas, D.W. [6158] Cameroon K000454063 No
Jan 1, 1986 Carroll, R.W. [15] Central African Republic K000454034 No
Dec 20, 1982 Ndueso, J.U. [s.n.] Nigeria K000454074 No
Jan 1, 1978 Le [3721] Cameroon K000454038 No
Jan 1, 1978 Bos, J.J. [2993] Cameroon K000454039 No
Jan 1, 1978 Le [5501] Cameroon K000454035 No
Apr 9, 1975 Lisowski, S. [40413] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000454050 No
Louis, J. [1165] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000454057 No
Westphal, E. [9832] Cameroon K000454079 No
Manning, S., D. [2002] Cameroon K000454073 No
Klaine, R.P. [787] Gabon K000454051 No
Fay, M. [2181] Central African Republic K000454033 No
Letouzey, R. [9754] Cameroon K000454027 No
Leonard, J. [149] K000454060 No
Bos, J.J. [3250] Cameroon K000454037 No
Louis, J. [1127] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000454059 No
Yafunga, F. [1] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000454046 No
Gossweiler, J. [756] Angola K000454080 No
Zenker, G. [s.n.] Cameroon K000454023 No
Lisowski, S. [15064] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000454042 No
Bos, J.J. [7192] Cameroon K000454040 No
Robyns [511] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000454061 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Cameroon K000454024 No
Szafranski, F. [1584] K000454235 No
Gerard, P. [556] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000454055 No
Leonard, J. [10] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000454058 No
Bolema, D. [1170] Congo, Republic of the K000454045 No
Erzard, C. [3893] Congo, Republic of the K000454044 No
Westphal, E.; Westphal-Stevels, J.M.C. [10070] Cameroon K000454030 No
Welw. [1224] Angola K000076239 Type Yes
Soyanx, H. [87] Gabon K000454053 No
Soyaux, H. [s.n.] Gabon K000454054 No
Soyaux, H. [205] Gabon K000454052 No
Lisowski, S. [17686] Congo, Republic of the K000454047 No
Louis, J. [1165] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000454056 No
Wilde, W., de [3819] Cameroon K000454022 No
Westphal, E. [9832] Cameroon K000454031 No
Louis, J. [7773] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000454064 No
Westphal, E.; Westphal-Stevels, J.M.C. [10075] Cameroon K000454029 No
Pearson, H.W. [2307] Angola K000454081 No
Bos, J.J. [7195] Cameroon K000454036 No
Johns, T. [86-491] Gabon K000454032 No
Evrard, C. [5821] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000454025 No
Lisowski, S. [47293] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000454048 No
Rudatis [42] Cameroon K000454077 No
Bos, J.J. [4068] Cameroon K000454041 No
Leeuwenberg, A., J. M. [9893] Cameroon K000454075 No
Devren, R. [4207] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000454043 No
Ejiofor, M.C. [29352] Cameroon K000454076 No
Westphal, E.; Westphal-Stevels, J.M.C. [9462] Cameroon K000454028 No

Sources

  • EDGE Gymnosperms

    • EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0