Apocynaceae
Secamone

Secamone alpini Schult.

First published in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 6: 125 (1820)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to S. Africa. It is a climbing shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Binns, First Checkl. Herb. Fl. Malawi: 22 (1968).
  • Brown in F.T.A. 4(1): 279 (1902);
  • Brown in Fl .Cap. 4(1): 544 (1907).
  • Compton, Fl. Eswatini: 460 (1976).
  • Goyder & Harris in F.T.E.A., Apocynaceae (part 2): 173 (2012).
  • Ross, Fl. Natal: 290 (1972).
  • Schult. in Roemer & Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis 6: 125 (1820).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Goyder, S., Harris, T., Masinde, S., Meve, U. & Venter, J. (2012). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Apocynaceae(2): 1-530.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • F.T.A. 4(1): 279 (1902)
  • Fl. Cap. 4(1): 544 (1907)
  • Pl. Nyika Plateau 73 (2005).
  • Roem. & Schultes, Syst. veg. 6: 125 (1820)
  • T.T.C.L.: 67 (1949)
  • U.K.W.F. ed. 2: 176 (1994)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1990 Drege [s.n.], South Africa K000234235 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Drege [3474], South Africa K000234236 isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Drege, J.F. [3474], South Africa K000898011 isotype Yes
Wild, H. [40211], Zimbabwe 1976.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [8910], Tanzania 6772.000 No
Drege, J.F. [s.n.], South Africa K000898013 Yes
Harris, T. [637], Mozambique K000614220 No
Harris, T. [453], Mozambique K000613889 No
Patel, H. [8004], Mozambique K000614333 No
Harris, T. [663], Mozambique K000614242 No
Timberlake, J. [5476], Mozambique K000614454 No
Drege, J.F. [s.n.], South Africa K000898012 Yes
Harris, T. [439], Mozambique K000613875 No
Timberlake, J. [5107], Mozambique K000613487 No
Chapama, H. [6], Mozambique K000613690 No

Sources

  • 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 2023. 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 2023. 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