Malvaceae
Christiana

Christiana africana DC.

First published in Prodr. 1: 516 (1824)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa, Comoros, Madagadcar, S. Mexico to S. Tropical America. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Belize, Benin, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, DR Congo, Ecuador, French Guiana, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Venezuela

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.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 3: 1-89. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • 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.
  • 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. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Robyns, W. & al. (eds.) (1948-1963). Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1-10.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Aubrév. Fl. For. C. Iv. 2: 212, t. 209.
  • Burret in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Bert. 9: 611 (1926)
  • Chev. Bot. 86
  • —F.T.A. 1: 241

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.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • 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].
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Engler & O. Drude, Die Vegetation Der Erde, IX, Pflanzenwelt Afrikas 3(2): 346 (1921).
  • Beentje, Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas p. 150, fig. (1994).
  • Burret in Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahelm 9: 611 (1926).
  • DC., Prodr. 1: 516 (1824).
  • Excell & Mendonça in Consp. Fl. Angol.: 1: 209 (1951).
  • F. W. Andr., The Flowering Plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 1: 215 (1950).
  • Keay in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 301 (1958).
  • Mast. in Flora of Tropical Africa 1: 241 (1868).
  • Q. Luke in Utafiti 1: 69 (1988).
  • R. Wilczek in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 10: 3, t. 1 (1963).
  • Verdc. in Kew Bulletin 17: 501 (1964).
  • Vollesen in Opera Bot. 59: 32 (1980).
  • W. Hawthorne, Field Guide For. Trees Ghana: 149, fig. 148 (1990).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Morton; Cole [SL4684] Sierra Leone K005054551 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [3071] Senegal K005054549 Yes
Oldeman, R.A.A. [886] Cote d'Ivoire K005054566 Yes
Breteler, F.J. [5280] Cote d'Ivoire K005054569 Yes
Smith, C. [s.n.] Congo, Republic of the K000241731 Unknown Type Material Yes
Deighton, F.C. [FCD724] Sierra Leone K005054555 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [FCD758] Sierra Leone K005054556 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [FCD724] Sierra Leone K005054554 Yes
Fróes, R.L. [1874] Brazil K001214110 Yes
Rosa, N.A. [1924] Brazil K001214109 Yes
Schomburgk [800] Guyana K000381143 Isotype Yes
Deighton, F.C. [3899] Sierra Leone K005054552 Yes
Schomburgk, R.H. [800] Guyana K000381144 Type Yes
Thomas, N.W. [1453] Sierra Leone K005054559 Yes
Gardner, G. [s.n.] Brazil K001214116 Yes
Aubréville, M. [[657]] Cote d'Ivoire K005054564 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [14573] Brazil K001214114 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [10314] Brazil K001214112 Yes
[Thoiré] [276] Cote d'Ivoire K005054565 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [1453] Sierra Leone K005054558 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [4883] Sierra Leone K005054550 Yes
Ule, E. [7871] Brazil K001214111 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [FCD724] Sierra Leone K005054553 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [16705] Brazil K001214113 Yes
Mildbraed, G., W. J. [10748] Cameroon K000094505 No
Smith, C. [s.n] Congo, Republic of the K000241732 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [22392] Cote d'Ivoire K005054562 Yes
Dubs, B. [2639] Brazil K001214115 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [22392] Cote d'Ivoire K005054563 Yes
Mildbraed, G., W. J. [10748] Cameroon K000094504 No
Scott Elliot, G.F. [s.n.] Sierra Leone K005054557 Yes
Bokdam, J. [2868] Cote d'Ivoire K005054568 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [1571] Brazil K001214117 Yes
Oldeman, R.A.A. [623] Cote d'Ivoire K005054567 Yes
Vogel [200] Congo, Republic of the K000241735 Unknown Type Material Yes
Vogel [200] Congo, Republic of the K000241733 Unknown Type Material Yes
Vogel [200] Congo, Republic of the K000241734 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomas, N.W. [1613] Sierra Leone K005054561 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [1613] Sierra Leone K005054560 Yes
Aug 4, 1998 Hildebrandt, J.M. [3262] Madagascar Christiana madagascariensis K000241730 Type Yes
Baron, R. [5742] Madagascar Christiana madagascariensis K000241728 Syntype Yes
Baron, R. [5742] Madagascar Christiana madagascariensis K000241729 Syntype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • 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