Lannea welwitschii (Hiern) Engl.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 24: 498 (1898)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 3: 1-89. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe. Bothalia, A Journal of Botanical Research 41: 41-82.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Kokwaro, J.O. (1986). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Anacardiaceae: 1-59.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • 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.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2017). Flore du Gabon 50: 1-77. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Velayos, M., Barberá, P., Cabezas, F.J., de la Estrella, M., Fero, M. & Aedo, C. (2014). Checklist of the vascular plants of Annobón (Equatorial Guinea). Phytotaxa 171: 1-78.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Aubrév Fl. For. C. Iv. 2: 170, t. 191.
  • Bot. Jahrb. 24: 498(1898)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe. Bothalia, A Journal of Botanical Research 41: 41-82.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • 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.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • De Wild. in Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'État a Bruxelles 5: 312 (1919).
  • Engl. in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 24: 298 (1898)
  • Engl. in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 36: 219 (1905).
  • Hamilton, Ug. For. Trees: 209 (1981).
  • Keay, Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2: 732 (1958).
  • W.J. Eggeling, Indigenous Trees of the Uganda Protectorate, ed. 2: 11 (1952).
  • van der Veken in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 9: 50 (1960).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1986 Thomas, D.W. [3273] Cameroon K000093129 Yes
Sep 16, 1955 Chevalier, A. [16264] Cote d'Ivoire K000423347 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 16, 1955 Chevalier, A. [16264] Cote d'Ivoire K000423348 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1952 Gossweiler, J. [8979] Angola K001307614 Yes
Jan 1, 1952 Gossweiler, J. [672a] Angola K001307612 Yes
Jan 1, 1952 Welwitsch [4543] Angola K000423431 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gossweiler, J. [8979b.] Angola K001307613 Yes
Cable, S.; Gosline, G.; Yilma, T.; Teearu, T.; Slangen, P. [2369] Cameroon K000374669 Yes
Breteler, F.J.; Jongkind, C.C.H.; Wieringa, J.J. [11179] Gabon K001562690 No
Maitland, T.D. [532] Cameroon K000093130 Yes
Scheffler [181] Tanzania K000423441 Unknown Type Material Yes
Maitland, T.D. [532] Cameroon K000093131 Yes

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