Telosma africana (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br.

First published in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 4(1): 776 (1908)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, Yemen. It is a liana and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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.
  • Aké Assi, L. (2001). Flore de la Côte-d'Ivoire: catalogue systématique, biogéographie et écologie. I. Boissiera 57: 1-396.
  • Berhaut, J. (1971). Flore illustrée du Sénégal 1: 1-626. Gouvernement du Sénégal, Ministère du développement rural direction des eaux et forêta, Dakar.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • 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.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. 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].
  • 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., Friis, I. & Persson, E. (2009). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 1: 1-305. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 1-544.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • 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. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A Handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Berhaut Fl. Sén. 57.
  • in U.S. Dept. Agric. Contrib. Nat. Herb. 9: 384 (1905)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Goyder in F.T.E.A., Apocynaceae (part 2): 208 (2012).
  • N.E. Br. in Fl. Cap. 4(1): 776 (1908).

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.
  • Aké Assi, L. (2001). Flore de la Côte-d'Ivoire: catalogue systématique, biogéographie et écologie. I. Boissiera 57: 1-396.
  • Berhaut, J. (1971). Flore illustrée du Sénégal 1: 1-626. Gouvernement du Sénégal, Ministère du développement rural direction des eaux et forêta, Dakar.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Hedberg, I., Friis, I. & Persson, E. (2009). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 1: 1-305. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 1-544.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • 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. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A Handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • F.W.T.A. ed. 2, 2: 97 (1963).
  • Fl. Cap. 4(1): 776 (1908)
  • T.T.C.L.: 68 (1949)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2008 Onana, J.-M. [2889] Cameroon K000580055 No
Oct 1, 2008 Cheek, M. [11815] Cameroon K000580054 No
Oct 1, 2008 Onana, J.-M. [2803] Cameroon K000580053 No
Jan 1, 2006 Tadjouteu, F. [622] Cameroon K000460268 No
Apr 1, 2005 Van der Burg, W.J.; Akoegninou, A.; Essou, J.-.P.; Agbani, P. [1326] Togo K000239984 No
Dec 1, 2004 Etuge, M. [5116] Cameroon K000199923 No
Nov 17, 1979 Hakki, M.; Leuenberger, B.; Schiers, C. [79] Togo K000239982 No
Jan 1, 1967 Morton, J.K. [499] Ghana K000239981 No
Jan 1, 1960 Yallah [8] Liberia K000239966 No
May 13, 1953 Morton, J.K. [7619] Ghana K000239971 No
Adams, C.D. [4342] Ghana K000239976 No
Pilz, E. [2105] Nigeria K000239995 No
Rowland [s.n.] Nigeria K000305427 Syntype Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI 25892] Nigeria K:SPC-23686.000 No
Garnier, P. [101] Cote d'Ivoire K000239969 No
Ern, H. [3258] Togo K000239983 No
Irvine, F.R. [1559] Ghana K000239977 No
Meikle, R.D. [1427] Nigeria K:SPC-23266.000 No
Vigne, G. [3739] Ghana K000239978 No
McKen, M.J. [2] South Africa K000305425 Type Yes
Ratilo, M.G. [31774] Nigeria K000239987 No
Vigne, G. [1904] Ghana K000239974 No
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [12061] Cote d'Ivoire K001562636 Yes
Adams, C.D. [2474] Ghana K000239980 No
Deighton, F.C. [3930] Sierra Leone K000239986 No
Tamajong, S. [FHI 23268] Nigeria K000239994 No
Roberty, G. [17851] Guinea K000239967 No
Thomas, N.W. [9833] Sierra Leone K000239985 No
Thomson, W.C. [113] Nigeria K000305426 Syntype Yes
Onyeachusim, H.D. [47235] Nigeria K000239991 No
Killick, H.J. [225] Nigeria K000239990 No
Farmar, l. [414] Ghana K000239973 No
Meikle, R.D. [1427] Nigeria K000239992 No
Garnier, P. [29] Cote d'Ivoire K000239970 No
Killick, H.J. [225] Nigeria K000239989 No
Binuyo, A. [FHI 35556] Cameroon K000028340 No
Scott Elliot, G.F. [5498] Sierra Leone K000305432 Type Yes
Thomas, A.S. [177] Ghana K000239979 No
Vigne, G. [4376] Ghana K000239975 No
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI 19165] Nigeria K000239988 No
Wood, J.M. [2295] South Africa K000305424 Syntype Yes
Barter [3332] Nigeria K000305429 Type Yes
s.coll. [8800] Nigeria K000239993 No
Hall, J.B. [1333] Ghana K000239972 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [5489] Sierra Leone K000305430 Syntype Yes
Barter [s.n.] Nigeria K000305428 Lectotype Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [5553] Sierra Leone K000305431 Syntype Yes

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