Cassipourea afzelii (Oliv.) Alston

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1925: 265 (1925)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Guinea to Ivory Coast, Cameroon. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Jac.-Fel. in Rev. Bot. Appliq. 1952: 270.
  • in Kew Bull. 1925: 265 (1925)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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].
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1992 Cheek, M. [3565] Cameroon K000011104 Yes
Elliot, G.F.S. [4735] Sierra Leone K000043545 Type Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Liberia K000043537 Unknown Type Material Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Liberia K000043536 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bos, J.J. [2493] Liberia K000628498 Yes
Morton, J.K.; Sesay [SL620] Sierra Leone K000043544 No
Baldwin, J.T. [10609] Liberia K000043549 No
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Liberia K000043535 Yes
Bos, J.J. [2363] Liberia K000628499 Yes
Morton, J.K. [SL1615] Sierra Leone K000043542 No
Van Meer, P.P.C. [373] Liberia K000628496 Yes
Sharland, R.E. [2036] Nigeria K000043540 Yes
Adam, J.G. [26412] Liberia K000043534 Yes
Smythe, C.W. [232] Sierra Leone K000043543 No
Cole, E.A. [159] Sierra Leone K000043541 No
King-Church, L.A. [3] Sierra Leone K000043546 No
Hall, J.B.; Lock, M. [GC44174] Ghana K000043538 Yes
[Pobe] [69] Ghana K004633417 Yes
Cooper, G.P. [214] Liberia K000043548 No
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Liberia K000628497 Yes
Aké Assi, L. [11645] Cote d'Ivoire K000043539 Yes
Thomas, D.W. [330] Cameroon K000050074 Yes
Linder, D.H. [1401] Liberia K000043547 No
Thomas, D.W. [2158] Cameroon K000050075 Yes

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

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    • 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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