Polyspatha oligospatha Faden

First published in PhytoKeys 3: 10 (2011)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ivory Coast to Uganda. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Congo, Ivory Coast, Sudan, Uganda, Zaïre

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-244.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2020). Flore du Gabon 55: 1-137. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2020). Flore du Gabon 55: 1-137. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aké Assi, L. [5707] Cote d'Ivoire K002404478 Yes
Lye, K.A.; Faden, R.B.; Evans; Lock [LY-4117] Uganda K002404565 Yes
Poulsen, A.D.; Eilu, G.; Hafashimana, D.; Dumba, H. [1245] Uganda K002404560 Yes
Stewart, S.A. [14170] Uganda K002404564 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [40559] Cote d'Ivoire K002404477 Yes
[N. H. Baur] [683] Uganda K002404563 Yes
Dümmer, R.A. [5531] Uganda K002404566 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [922] Uganda K002404562 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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