Apocynaceae
Periploca

Periploca linearifolia Quart.-Dill. & A.Rich.

First published in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 14: 263 (1840)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to N. Zambia. It is a liana and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 7(3): 1-375. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Goyder, S., Harris, T., Masinde, S., Meve, U. & Venter, J. (2012). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Apocynaceae(2): 1-530.
  • Hedberg, I., Edwards, S. & Nemomissa, S. (eds.) (2003). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 4(1): 1-352. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Quart.-Dill. & A. Rich. in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., ser. 2, 14: 263 (1840).;
  • Venter in F.T.E.A., Apocynaceae (part 2): 118 (2012).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 7(3): 1-375. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Ann. Sci. Nat.-Bot. ser. 2, 14: 263 (1840)
  • F.P.S. 2: 413 (1952)
  • Fl. Eth. 4(1): 103 (2003)
  • Fl. Rwanda 3: 109 (1985)
  • K.T.S.L.: 496 (1994)
  • Pl. Nyika Plateau: 73 (2005).
  • U.K.W.F. ed. 2: 175 (1994)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2012 Congdon, T.C.E. [780] Tanzania K000823867 No
Goyder, D.J.; Maiato, F.; Luis, J.C. [8650] Angola K001590863 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8777] Tanzania K:SPC-03438.000 No
Robson, N.K. [1714] Malawi K:SPC-01069.000 No
Schimper [1332] Ethiopia K000234308 Unknown Type Material Yes
Quartin-Dillon, R.; Petit [s.n.] Ethiopia K000234307 Isotype Yes
Quartin-Dillon, R. [s.n.] Ethiopia K000234306 Unknown Type Material Yes
Goyder, D.J.; et al. [3274] Malawi K:SPC-55296.000 No
Ash [1050] Ethiopia K:SPC-35532.000 No
Schimper [365] Ethiopia K000234309 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2149] Tanzania K:SPC-03439.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East 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 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