Apocynaceae
Baissea

Baissea multiflora A.DC.

First published in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 424 (1844)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Angola. It is a Climbing shrub and grows primarly in the Wet Tropical biome(s).

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burkina, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Harris, D.J. (2002). The vascular plants of the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Chev. Bot. 424.
  • F.T.A. 4,1: 207
  • in DC. Prod. 8: 424 (1844)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1993 Scott Elliot, G.F. [4807], Sierra Leone K000233861 holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Heudelot [597], Guinea K000233862 isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Heudelot [186], Senegal K000233863 isotype No
Jan 1, 1993 Heudelot [186], Senegal K000233864 isotype No
Jan 1, 1993 Heudelot [597], Guinea K000233865 isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Welwitsch [5967], Angola K000233981 holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Mechow [569], Angola K000233982 lectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Mann, G. [1756], Equatorial Guinea K000234013 holotype No
Jan 1, 1993 Mann, G. [1756], Equatorial Guinea K000234012 holotype No
Jan 1, 1993 Thollon [892] K000234014 isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Latilo, M.G. [FHI 31190], Cameroon K000028232 No
Jan 1, 1982 Latilo, M.G. [FHI 31190], Cameroon K000028231 No
Jan 1, 1982 Geerling, C. [1397], Burkina Faso K000386056 No
Laferrere, M. [23], Mali K000386053 No
Chevalier, A.J.B. [118], Mali K000386052 No
Onochie, C. [FH1.38307], Nigeria Baissea laxiflora 30509.000 No

Sources

  • 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 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0