Cleomaceae
Cleome

Cleome afrospina Iltis

First published in Amer. J. Bot. 54: 955 (1967)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to DR Congo. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Nigeria, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.3417/2022705. epublication.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 2005 Etuge, M. [5163] Cameroon K000338937 No
Sep 1, 2005 Cheek, M. [11926] Cameroon K000199844 No
Jun 1, 2003 Thomas, D.W. [8090] Cameroon K000105694 No
Jun 1, 2003 Kenfack, D. [330] Cameroon K000008513 No
Jun 1, 1978 Morton, J.K. [7133] Cameroon K000105691 No
Jun 1, 1978 Morton, J.K. [K 319] Cameroon K000105692 No
Jan 1, 1978 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [9883] Cameroon K000105690 No
Jan 1, 1978 Maitland, T.D. [0s.n.18] Cameroon K000105699 No
Jan 1, 1966 Robyns, W. [767] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000230602 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • '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/

  • 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