Fabaceae
Griffonia

Griffonia physocarpa Baill.

First published in Adansonia 6: 188 (1865)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a scrambling shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in Adansonia 6: 188 (7 Oct., 1865).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Keay, R. W. J. (1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa. Ed. 2;Vol. 1, part 2

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 30, 2009 Bissiengou, P.; Breteler, F.J.; Niangadouma, R.; Boussiengui, J.-N. [653] Gabon K001614029 Yes
Jun 1, 2009 Cheek, M. [11835] Cameroon K000338322 Yes
Jun 1, 2007 Burgt, X.M., van der [939] Cameroon K000460389 Yes
Oct 1, 2005 Darbyshire, I. [284] Cameroon K000338190 Yes
Oct 1, 2005 Onana, J.-M. [2906] Cameroon K000338189 Yes
Oct 1, 2005 Cheek, M. [11916] Cameroon K000338191 Yes
Jul 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [8013] Cameroon K000027494 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 McPherson, C. [16749] Gabon K000980046 Yes
Onochie, C.F. [34136] Nigeria K:SPC-15615.000 No
Mbatchou, G.T. [83] Cameroon K001495627 No
Mann [1163] Guinea K000417648 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mann [1163] Guinea K000417646 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mann [1163] Guinea K000417647 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mann [1163] Guinea K000417649 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomas, D.W. [8161] Cameroon K000092695 No
Thomas, D.W. [7485] Cameroon K000092694 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • 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

  • Legumes of the World Online

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