Acanthaceae
Eremomastax

Eremomastax speciosa (Hochst.) Cufod.

First published in Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 34(Suppl.): 931 (1964)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa, Madagascar. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Vollesen, K. (2008). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Acanthaceae(1): 1-285.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Biol. Skr. 51(2): 443 (2005)
  • E.P.A.: 931 (1964)
  • F.E.E. 5: 378 (2006).
  • Fl. Gabon: 30 (1966)
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 4: 481 (1997)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [4264] Cameroon K000746029 Yes
Nov 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [4808] Cameroon K000746030 No
Jan 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [4093] Cameroon K000109494 No
Jan 1, 2002 Gosline, G. [159] Cameroon K000109495 No
Dec 1, 2000 Cheek, M. [8602] Cameroon K000339091 No
Jan 1, 2000 Onana, J.-M. [604] Cameroon K000339093 No
Mar 1, 1997 Munyenyembe, P. [846] Cameroon K000339092 No
Jan 1, 1996 Schoenenberger, J. [69] Cameroon K000199866 No
Jan 1, 1996 Etuge, M. [1479] Cameroon K000197505 No
Dec 1, 1995 Lane, P. [376] Cameroon K000011350 No
Jan 1, 1994 Cheek, M. [5806] Cameroon K000011349 No
Dec 6, 1988 Mann, G. [1295] Cameroon K000029078 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Etuge, M. [462] Cameroon K000029073 No
Jan 1, 1987 Thomas, D.W. [3249] Cameroon K000029080 No
Nov 1, 1967 Meurillon, A. [CNAD 548] Cameroon K000029069 No
Fraser, P.J. [679] Cameroon K001401430 Yes
Letouzey, R. [13669] Cameroon K000029072 No
Mambo, P. [232] Cameroon K000029077 No
Tah, K.; Sene, O.; Felix; Abang, E. [651] Cameroon K001518503 Yes
Etuge, M.; Pollard, B. [3656] Cameroon K001518073 Yes
Buttner [342] Togo K000394163 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chevalier, A. [13843 bis] K000394164 Isosyntype Yes
Mambo, P. [252] Cameroon K000029076 No
Cheek, M.; Ndive; Sama; Enow; Nicholas; Manga [14143] Cameroon K001518522 Yes
Pollard, B.J.; Reid; Salazar; Simo; Acan [818] Cameroon K001518543 Yes
Etuge, M.; Pollard, B. [3655] Cameroon K001518071 Yes
Zenker; Staudt. [542] Cameroon K000394161 Unknown Type Material Yes
Zenker; Staudt. [542] Cameroon K000394162 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mambo, P. [210] Cameroon K000029075 No
Mann [1259 (in part)] Cameroon K000394160 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [3257] Sudan K000394159 Isotype Yes
Ensermu, K. [3569] Cameroon K000109501 No
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [8548] Cameroon K000029070 No
Maitland, T.D. [136] Cameroon K000029079 No
King [7] Sierra Leone Eremomastax polysperma K:SPC-16931.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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/

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images