Rubiaceae
Leptactina

Leptactina benguelensis (Welw. ex Benth. & Hook.f.) R.D.Good

First published in J. Bot. 64(Suppl. 2): 9 (1926)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Kenya to S. Tropical Africa. It is a rhizomatous subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Neuba, D.F.R., Malan, D.F. & Kouadio, Y.L. (2014). Notes sur le genre Africain Leptactina Hook.f. (Rubiaceae, Pavetteae). Adansonia, sér. 3, 36: 121-153.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Neuba, D.F.R., Malan, D.F. & Kouadio, Y.L. (2014). Notes sur le genre Africain Leptactina Hook.f. (Rubiaceae, Pavetteae). Adansonia, sér. 3, 36: 121-153.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • F. White, Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia p. 412 (1962).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 504 (1949).
  • R. Good in Journal of Botany 64, Suppl. 2: 9 (1926).
  • Verdc. in Kew Bulletin 33: 493 (1979).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Cameron [s.n.] Zambia K000411783 Type Yes
Goyder, D.J.; Maiato, F.; Luis, J.C. [8673] Angola K001589657 Yes
White, F. [1838] Zambia K:SPC-12196.000 No
Faulkner, H.G. [A110] Angola K000172604 Yes
Maiato, F.; Rafael, M.; Camôngua, J. [FM1619] Angola K001622871 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [2521A] Zambia K:SPC-13884.000 No
Brenan, J.P.M.; Greenway, P.J. [7994] Zambia K:SPC-08548.000 No
Welwitsch [2563] Angola K000172583 Holotype Yes
Cruse, A.W. [204] Zambia K:SPC-04704.000 No
Cruse, A.W. [204] Zambia K000172585 Yes
Cruse, A.W. [204] Zambia K000172586 Yes
Apr 1, 1983 Leach, L., C. [11274] Zimbabwe Leptactina benguelensis subsp. pubescens K000411781 Holotype Yes
Teague, A., F. [359] Zimbabwe Leptactina benguelensis subsp. pubescens K000172587 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [3251] Angola Leptactina benguelensis subsp. pubescens K000172581 Unknown Type Material Yes
Allen, C., E. F. [336] Zimbabwe Leptactina benguelensis subsp. pubescens K000172593 Yes
Eyles, F. [874] Zimbabwe Leptactina benguelensis subsp. pubescens K000172589 No
Johnson, W., P., Archdeacon [447] Mozambique Leptactina benguelensis subsp. pubescens K000172591 Yes
Richards, H., M. [21580] Zambia Leptactina benguelensis subsp. pubescens K000172767 Yes
Dawe, M.T. [503] Mozambique Leptactina benguelensis subsp. pubescens K000172590 Yes
Hislop, G. [Z 239] Zimbabwe Leptactina benguelensis subsp. pubescens K000172588 Yes
Pearson, H., H. W. [2211] Angola Leptactina benguelensis subsp. pubescens K000172592 Yes

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/

  • 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