Apocynaceae
Cynanchum

Cynanchum insipidum (E.Mey.) Liede & Khanum

First published in Taxon 65: 479 (2016)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cameroon to Eritrea and S. Africa. It is a climbing shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 7(3): 1-375. 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Drege [2220] South Africa K000305116 Unknown Type Material Yes
Forest Plot [TSET L006] Mozambique K001346157 Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000305117 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [2175] Ethiopia K000305130 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drege [3432] South Africa Pentarrhinum insipidum K000305118 Unknown Type Material Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1884] Tanzania Pentarrhinum insipidum K:SPC-05129.000 No
Masia, N.; Netshituni, R.; Moloto, T.; Van der Merwe, W. [9345] South Africa Pentarrhinum insipidum K009001228 No
Ash, J.W. [350] Ethiopia Pentarrhinum insipidum K:SPC-06049.357 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2970] Tanzania Pentarrhinum insipidum K:SPC-05365.000 No
Gillett, J.B. [13538] Kenya Pentarrhinum insipidum K:SPC-01961.000 No
Gillett, J.B. [12879] Kenya Pentarrhinum insipidum K:SPC-01960.000 No
Tweedie, E.M. [2956] Kenya Pentarrhinum insipidum K:SPC-30614.000 No
Tweedie, M. [2476] Kenya Pentarrhinum insipidum K:SPC-30461.000 No
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [726] Kenya Pentarrhinum insipidum K:SPC-03433.000 No
Hemp, A. [6252] Tanzania Pentarrhinum insipidum K001600612 Yes
Carter; Stannard [495] Kenya Pentarrhinum insipidum K:SPC-40190.000 No
Ash, J.W. [331] Ethiopia Pentarrhinum insipidum K:SPC-06049.376 No
Copley, H. [970] Kenya Pentarrhinum insipidum K:SPC-40814.000 No
Milne-Redhead; Taylor [11247] Tanzania Pentarrhinum insipidum K:SPC-39292.000 No
Faulkner, H. [K. 652] Tanzania Pentarrhinum insipidum K:SPC-05364.000 No
Troupin, G. [3266] Rwanda Pentarrhinum insipidum K:SPC-03434.000 No
Verdcourt, B. [1857] Kenya Pentarrhinum insipidum K:SPC-06388.000 No
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1318] Tanzania Pentarrhinum insipidum K:SPC-03435.000 No
Koppres, M. South Africa Pentarrhinum insipidum K:SPC-58419.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [11310] Kenya Pentarrhinum insipidum K:SPC-03432.000 No
Christenhusz, M.J.M.,, Kamau, P., Mbale, M.; Chase, M.W. [6658] Kenya Pentarrhinum insipidum K000696613 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3062] Tanzania Pentarrhinum insipidum K:SPC-04029.000 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 Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/