Bignoniaceae
Markhamia

Markhamia obtusifolia (Baker) Sprague

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1919: 312 (1919)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central African Republic to Kenya and NE. Namibia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Curtis, B. & Mannheimer, C. (2005). Tree Atlas of Namibia: 1-688. The National Botanical Research Institute, Windhoek.
  • Diniz, M.A. (1990). Bignoniaceae. Flora de Moçambique 120: 1-35. Instituto de Investigaçao Científuca Tropical.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Lebrun, J.P. & Stork, A.L. in Lebrun J.-P. & Stork, A.L. (1997). Bignoniaceae. Énumération des Plants à Fleurs D'Afrique Tropicale 4: 456-461. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève.
  • Liben, L. (1977). Bignoniaceae. Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi): 1-39. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.
  • Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Bignoniaceae. Southen Africa Botany Diversity Network Reports 37.
  • Smithies, S.I. (2003). Bignoniceae, In: Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 312-313. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi. Scripta Botanica Belgica 34: 1-199.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Curtis, B. & Mannheimer, C. (2005). Tree Atlas of Namibia: 1-688. The National Botanical Research Institute, Windhoek.
  • Diniz, M.A. (1990). Bignoniaceae. Flora de Moçambique 120: 1-35. Instituto de Investigaçao Científuca Tropical.
  • Liben, L. (1977). Bignoniaceae. Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi): 1-39. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • C.F.A. 122 Bignon.: 23 (1993).
  • F.F.N.R.: 379 (1962)
  • F.Z. 8(3): 76, t. 143 (1988)
  • K.B. 1919: 312 (1919)
  • K.T.S.: 62 (1961)
  • Liben. F.A.C., Bignon: 32, t.8, A–C (1977)
  • Opera Bot. 59: 78 (1980)
  • Palgrave, Trees S. Afr.: 831 (1981)
  • T.T.C.L.: 71 (1949)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 2005 Hochobes, M.M. [MH1202] Namibia K000662156 No
May 1, 1983 Buchanan, J. [10] Malawi K000430355 Type Yes
May 1, 1983 Buchanan, J. [1494] Malawi K000430354 Type Yes
May 1, 1983 Kirk, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000430350 Type Yes
May 1, 1983 Kirk, J. [s.n.] Tanzania K000430359 Syntype Yes
May 1, 1983 Buchanan, J. [981] Malawi K000430353 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Kirk, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000430351 Isolectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Kirk, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000430352 Lectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Smith, P.A. [1179] Botswana K000283264 No
Gossweiler, J. [13844] Angola K001009745 Yes
Winter, B., de [1725CC] Namibia K000283265 No
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9906] Zambia K001589857 Yes
Tanner, R.T. [494] Tanzania K:SPC-06689.000 No
Harris, T. [115] Mozambique K000545098 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7701] Tanzania K:SPC-06685.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East 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