Rubiaceae
Sabicea

Sabicea calycina Benth.

First published in W.J.Hooker, Niger Fl.: 399 (1849)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Uganda. It is a climbing shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Uganda, Zaïre

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.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • 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. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Harris, D.J. (2002). The vascular plants of the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • 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.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Chev. Bot. 316.
  • F.T.A. 3: 76
  • Wernham Monogr. Sabicea 63
  • in Fl. Nigrit. 399 (1840)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • 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].
  • Ruhsam, M. (2005). Survey of all the Rubiaceae specimens at the 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.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Benth. in Hook., Niger Fl.: 399 (1849).
  • Hallé in Fl. Gabon 12, Rubiacées, 1: 186, fig. 5/1–3 (1966).
  • Hepper in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 172 (1963).
  • Hiern in Flora of Tropical Africa 3: 76 (1877).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 2023 Nguembou, C.; Ghouge; Nana; Lumba [606] Cameroon K001562840 No
Aug 1, 2023 Nguembou, C.; Stone; Tchiengue; Nana [594] Cameroon K001562838 No
Mar 1, 2010 Nana felicite [71] Cameroon K000673277 No
Mar 1, 2010 Onana, J.-M. [2894] Cameroon K000673276 No
Mar 1, 2010 Cheek, M. [11528] Cameroon K000673278 No
Mar 1, 2005 Kenneth Tah [306] Cameroon K000518617 No
Mar 1, 2005 Tchiengue, B. [1956] Cameroon K000518686 No
Jan 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [2918] Cameroon K000025303 No
Jan 1, 2002 Schoenenberger, J. [63] Cameroon K000025304 No
Jan 1, 1996 Ekema, N. [1085] Cameroon K000540869 No
Jan 1, 1996 Sonké, B. [1044] Cameroon K000540868 No
Jan 1, 1996 Ekema, N. [991] Cameroon K000540854 No
Jan 1, 1996 Pouakouyou, D. [18] Cameroon K000540388 No
Jan 1, 1996 Ndam, N. [1197] Cameroon K000540864 No
Nov 1, 1995 Lane, P. [446] Cameroon K000086341 No
Nov 1, 1995 Lane, P. [320] Cameroon K000086384 No
Nov 1, 1995 Cheek, M. [6094] Cameroon K000025302 No
Jan 1, 1995 Harris, D.J. [3762] Cameroon K000086344 No
Jan 1, 1995 Cable, S. [564] Cameroon K000086343 No
Jan 1, 1995 Cable, S. [389] Cameroon K000086345 No
Jan 1, 1995 von Rege, I. [84] Cameroon K000086385 No
Dec 1, 1994 Kwangue, A. [8] Cameroon K000540863 No
Dec 1, 1994 Nkeng, P. [16] Cameroon K000540867 No
Dec 1, 1994 Tekwe, C. [34] Cameroon K000540866 No
Jan 1, 1992 Sunderland, T.C.H. [1312] Cameroon K000086347 No
Jan 1, 1992 Wheatley, J.I. [334] Cameroon K000086342 No
Jan 1, 1992 Ndam, N. [530] Cameroon K000086348 No
Cable, S.; Purda; Fitzgerald; George; Isaac [1447] Cameroon K001418626 Yes
Khayota, B.N. [493] Cameroon K000608702 Yes
Acworth, J.M. [212B] Cameroon K000608717 Yes
Ndam, N. [579] Cameroon K000608698 Yes
Zapfack, L. [439] Cameroon K001518677 Yes
Etuge, M.; Edmondo, N. [4375r] Cameroon K000374752 Yes
Burtt, B.L. [B30] Nigeria K:SPC-08575.000 No
Vogel, T. [35] Equatorial Guinea K000414546 Unknown Type Material Yes

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