Combretaceae
Guiera

Guiera senegalensis J.F.Gmel.

First published in Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis].: 675 (1791)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Sudan. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan-South Sudan

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.
  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 1: 1-359. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Catarino, L., Martins, E.S., Diniz, M.A. & Pinto-Basto, M.F. (2006). Check-list da flora vascular do parque natural das Lagos de Cufada (Guiné-Bissau). Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17: 97-141.
  • 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.
  • 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 Seed Plants Database in ACCESS Genera starting with letter G: 1-40325.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Aubrév. Fl. For. Soud.-Guin. 90.
  • Chev. Bot. 259
  • Engl. & Diels Monogr. Afr. Combretac. 2, fig. 2
  • F.T.A. 2: 418
  • in Linn. Syst. Nat. ed. 13, 2: 675 (1791)

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.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 4, 1963 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [4330] Burkina Faso K000386603 Yes
Jan 1, 1963 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [4404] Burkina Faso K000386602 Yes
Dekker, A. [31] Mali K004403121 Yes
Wit, P.; Wit, J. [1169] Nigeria K004403141 Yes
[D.J.] [49] K004403104 Yes
Harrison, M.N. [127] Sudan K004403190 Yes
Yeates [250] Mali K000211903 Yes
Benjamin, C. [CEB-02-010] Mali K001614057 Yes
Fox, R.H. [44] K004403109 Yes
Olorunfemi, J. [FHI55741] Nigeria K004403146 Yes
Ern, H.; Hein, B.; Pircher, A. [411] Togo K004403133 Yes
Okafor, J.C. [FHI46891] Nigeria K004403144 Yes
Lawesson, J.E. [5159] K004403108 Yes
Bremer, K. [656] K004403113 Yes
Mrs. Aglen [50] Sudan K004403198 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [3740] Mali K000211905 Yes
Lawesson, J.E. [5159] K004403107 Yes
Pobéguin, M. [817] Guinea K004403125 Yes
Adams, C.D.; Akpabla, G.K. [4355] Ghana K004403131 Yes
Pirie, J. [35] K004403111 Yes
Latilo, M.G. [FHI43754] Nigeria K004403142 Yes
Sinsin, B.; Agbani, P.; Yédomonhan, H. [2560] Benin K001562127 Yes
Latilo, M.G. [FHI43782] Nigeria K004403143 Yes
Morton, J.K. [GC7405] Ghana K004403130 Yes
Irvine, F.R. [4684] Burkina Faso K000386601 Yes
Hagerup, O. [469] Niger K004403137 Yes
Innes, R.R. [2055] Burkina Faso K000386600 Yes
White, L.P. [5] Nigeria K004403135 Yes
Robertson, V.C. [102] Sudan K004403195 Yes
Wit, P.; Wit, J. [1170] Nigeria K004403140 Yes
Bartha, R. [109] Niger K004403138 Yes
Robertson, V.C. [144] Sudan K004403189 Yes
Adams, C.D. [4404A] Ghana K004403128 Yes
Roberty, G. [16622] K004403106 Yes
Pobéguin, M.; Férrier [817] Guinea K004403126 Yes
Daramola, B.O. [233] Nigeria K004403134 Yes
{Mr. Hayes} [506] K004403110 Yes
Jaeger, P. [3732] Mali K004403120 Yes
Dubois [271] K004403105 Yes
Oluoha, U.K. [FHI44092] Nigeria K004403145 Yes
Lynes, H. [550] Sudan K004403196 Yes
Sihvonen, J. [8] Burkina Faso K000386604 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Sidibe, O. [15591] Mali K004403119 Yes
Gaillard [s.n.] Nigeria K004403136 Yes
s.coll. [63] Sudan K004403194 Yes
Birnbaum; Philippe [902] Mali K004403122 Yes
Adams, C.D. [4020] Ghana K004403129 Yes
Dawe, M.T. [55] K004403112 Yes
Robertson, V.C. [144] Sudan K004403191 Yes
Francis, D. [31] Sudan K004403192 Yes
Lynes, H. [319] Sudan K004403197 Yes
Davey, J.T. [241] K004403123 Yes
Brown-Lester, J. [[S80]] K004403114 Yes
Kamil, A.A. [891] Sudan K004403188 Yes
Kotschyi [s.n.] Sudan K004403193 Yes
Chapman, J.D. [3044] Nigeria K004403139 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [2152] K004403103 Yes
Chillou, J. [s.n.] Guinea K004403127 Yes
Adams, C.D.; Akpabla, G.K. [GC4404] Ghana K004403132 Yes
Bamps, P. [2477] Mali K000211904 Yes
Pobéguin, M. [817] Guinea K004403124 Yes

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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