Apocynaceae
Strophanthus

Strophanthus hispidus DC.

First published in Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 3: 123 (1802)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Tanzania and NW. Angola. It is a shrub or liana and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zaïre

Introduced into:

China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan

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.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • 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.
  • 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 Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Jongkind, C.C.H. (2022). Flore du Gabon 59: 1-276. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.
  • 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

  • F.T.A. 4, 1: 174.
  • in Bull. Soc. Philom. Paris 3: 123 (1802)

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.
  • Jones, M. (1991). A checklist of Gambian plants: 1-33. Michael Jones, The Gambia College.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Beentje in Meded. Landbouwhogeschool 82 (4): 85, t. 21 (1982).
  • DC. in Bull. Soc. Philom. Paris 64: 122 (1802).
  • Gilg in Monogr. Afr. Pfl.-Fam. & Gatt. 7: 35, t. 2 (1903).
  • Huber in Flora of West Tropical Africa ed. 2, 2: 70 (1963).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 56 (1949).
  • Stapf in Flora of Tropical Africa 4, 1: 174 (1902).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1985 Thomas, D.W. [4353] Cameroon K000028195 No
Schnell, R. [4758] Guinea K000233799 Type Yes
Binuyo, A. [35617] Cameroon K000028191 No
Meikle, R.D. [1053] Nigeria K:SPC-14778.000 No
Meikle, R.D. [789] Nigeria K:SPC-11759.000 No
Meikle, R.D. [1052] Nigeria K:SPC-14779.000 No
Schuurman, J.A. [127H] Indonesia K001492871 Yes
Peter, A. [58105] Tanzania K001604027 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [1054] Nigeria K:SPC-11767.000 No
Meikle, R.D. [1051] Nigeria K:SPC-22879.000 No
Bally, P.R.O. [143] Ghana K:SPC-11761.000 No
Baldwin, J.T. [13730] Cameroon K000028190 No
Schnell, R. [4757] Guinea K000233800 Type No
Meikle, R.D. [1050] Nigeria K:SPC-14777.000 No
Olorunfemi, J. [FHI 30529] Cameroon K000028193 No
Olorunfemi, J. [FHI 30529] Cameroon K000028192 No
Tanganyika (Cult.) K001492865 Yes
Tanganyika (Cult.) K001492866 Yes
Tanganyika (Cult.) K001492867 Yes
Tanganyika (Cult.) K001492868 Yes
Tanganyika (Cult.) K001492869 Yes
Cult. India K001492870 Yes
Cult. Hort. Bot. Bog K001492872 Yes
Cult. Jamaica K001492873 Yes

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0