Bignoniaceae
Rhigozum

Rhigozum brevispinosum Kuntze

First published in Jahrb. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 4: 270 (1886)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Curtis, B. & Mannheimer, C. (2005). Tree Atlas of Namibia: 1-688. The National Botanical Research Institute, Windhoek.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Lebrun, J.P. & Stork, A.L. in Lebrun J.-P. & Stork, A.L. (1997). Bignoniaceae. Énumération des Plants à Fleurs D'Afrique Tropicale 4: 456-461. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève.
  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.
  • Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Bignoniaceae. Southen Africa Botany Diversity Network Reports 37.
  • Smithies, S.I. (2003). Bignoniceae, In: Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 312-313. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Curtis, B. & Mannheimer, C. (2005). Tree Atlas of Namibia: 1-688. The National Botanical Research Institute, Windhoek.
  • Diniz, M.A. (1988). 124. Bignoniaceae. Flora Zambesiaca 8(3): 61-85. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Smithies, S.I. (2003). Bignoniceae, In: Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 312-313. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 29, 2008 Crawford, F. [25] Namibia K000450276 No
Aug 29, 2008 Crawford, F. [63] Namibia K000450278 No
Jul 13, 1899 Lugard, E.J. [35] Botswana K000282832 No
Schonland, J. [1627] Botswana K000282834 No
Baum, H. [403?] Angola K001009776 Yes
de Menezes, A.; Henriques, C. [26] Angola K001009775 Yes
Schonland, J. [1627] Botswana K000282835 No
Hutchinson, J. [2692] Botswana K000282837 No
Gossweiler, J. [11055] Angola K001009774 Yes
Meeuse, A.D.J. [9712] South Africa K000282838 No
Barbosa, G.; Moreno, F. [9847] Angola K001009771 Yes
Story, R. [4946] Botswana K000282841 No
de Menezes, A.; Henriques, C. [16] Angola K001009773 Yes
de Menezes, A. [926] Angola K001009770 Yes
Codd, L.E. [8899] Botswana K000282840 Yes
Henriques, C. [232] Angola K001009772 Yes
de Sousa, J.A. [71] Angola K001009769 Yes
Lugard, E.J. [46] Botswana K000282833 No
Winter, B., de [3606] Namibia K000282839 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [2398-1] South Africa K000430277 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burchell, W.J. [2398-1] South Africa K000430276 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burchell, W.J. [2398-1] South Africa K000430278 Unknown Type Material Yes
McCabe, J. [3] Botswana K000282836 No

Sources

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    • '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
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  • 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

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    • Copyright applied to individual images

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