Acanthaceae
Thunbergia

Thunbergia vogeliana Benth.

First published in W.J.Hooker, Niger Fl.: 476 (1849)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ghana to South Sudan and W. Tanzania. It is a scrambling shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

Introduced into:

Cuba, Mauritius, Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (2000). Flore des Mascareignes 127-135: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • 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.
  • Exell, A.W. (1973). Angiosperms of the islands of the gulf of Guinea (Fernando Po, Príncipe, S.Tomé, and Annobon). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Botany 4: 325-411.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 1-544.
  • 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.
  • Vollesen, K. (2008). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Acanthaceae(1): 1-285.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Bremekamp in Verh. K. Nederl. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk. sect. 2, 50: 36 (1955).
  • F.T.A. 5: 10
  • H. Ross in Neubert’s Garten-Mag. 51: 57, t. 2 (1898)
  • in Fl. Nigrit. 476 (1849)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (2000). Flore des Mascareignes 127-135: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • 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.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 1-544.
  • 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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Biol. Skr. 51(2): 456 (2005).
  • Contrib. Fl. Katanga: 194 (1921)
  • De Wildeman & Th. Durand, Contr. Fl. Congo 2: 47 (1900)
  • De Wildeman, Étud. Fl. Congo 1: 314 (1906)
  • De Wildeman, Étud. Fl. Congo 3: 264 (1910)
  • Durand, Syll. Fl. Congo.: 415 (1909)
  • F.P.N.A. 2: 265 (1947)
  • F.T.A. 5: 10 (1899)
  • F.W.T.A. (ed. 2) 2: 402 (1963)
  • Hook., Niger Fl.: 476 (1849)
  • J.L.S. 7: 18 (1863)
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 4: 507 (1997)
  • Pl. Beq. 1: 451 (1921)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [2114] Cameroon K000109352 Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [2369] Cameroon K000109355 Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [2045] Cameroon K000109357 Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Cheek, M. [10274] Cameroon K000109350 Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Cheek, M. [8380] Cameroon K000109521 Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Ryan, P. [367] Cameroon K000109354 Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Cable, S. [2636] Cameroon K000109353 Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Sidwell, K. [320] Cameroon K000109520 Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Cable, S. [2834] Cameroon K000109358 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Cheek, M. [7459] Cameroon K000197509 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Cheek, M. [7773] Cameroon K000197510 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Schoenenberger, J. [2] Cameroon K000199869 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Etuge, M. [1339] Cameroon K000197511 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Schoenenberger, J. [36] Cameroon K000199868 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Cable, S. [320] Cameroon K000085465 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Hunt, L., V. [27] Cameroon K000011451 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Cable, S. [485] Cameroon K000011450 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 von Rege, I. [102] Cameroon K000011449 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Cable, S. [467] Cameroon K000085464 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 von Rege, I. [102] Cameroon K000011448 Yes
Oct 1, 1993 Wheatley, J.I. [424] Cameroon K000011446 Yes
Oct 1, 1993 Sunderland, T.C.H. [1529] Cameroon K000011445 Yes
Oct 1, 1993 Cable, S. [41] Cameroon K000011455 Yes
Oct 1, 1993 Sunderland, T.C.H. [1513] Cameroon K000011444 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Wheatley, J.I. [604] Cameroon K000011452 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Wheatley, J.I. [625] Cameroon K000011447 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Kwangue, A. [128] Cameroon K000011454 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Tekwe, C. [133] Cameroon K000011453 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Mambo, P. [107] Cameroon K000029025 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Mambo, P. [107] Cameroon K000029024 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Manning, S.D. [836] Cameroon K000029023 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Manning, S.D. [125] Cameroon K000029022 Yes
Jan 1, 1960 Njia [8416] Cameroon K000029017 Yes
Tadjouteu, F.; Nana, V.; Fobia. [483] Cameroon K001518567 Yes
K:SPC-17171.000 No
Vogel [147] Nigeria K000393653 Type Yes
Vogel [147] Nigeria K000393652 Type Yes
Vogel [147] Nigeria K000393651 Type Yes
Ensermu, K. [3582] Cameroon K001401426 Yes
Hunt, L., V. [80] Cameroon K000518955 Yes
Kalbreyer [15] Cameroon K000393654 Unknown Type Material Yes
Preuss P. R. [387] Cameroon K000029019 Type Yes
Preuss P. R. [387] Cameroon K000029020 Type Yes
Etuge, M. [2614] Cameroon K000109356 Yes
Olorunfemi, J. [30776] Cameroon K000029018 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