Commelinaceae
Pollia

Pollia mannii C.B.Clarke

First published in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 3: 124 (1881)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Ethiopia and NW. Tanzania. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Congo, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda

Recorded in error in:

Angola

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Cabezas, F.J., de la Estrella, M., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2009). Checklist of Commelinaceae of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko and Río Mundi). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 159: 106-122.
  • 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.
  • Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-244.
  • 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].
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • Velayos, M., Aedo, C., Cabezas, F., de la Estrella, M., Barberá, P. & Fero, M. (eds.) (2014). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 11: 1-416. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 8: 26
  • J. K. Morton in J. Linn. Soc. 60: 206 (1967).
  • in DC., Monogr. Phan. 3: 124 (1881)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-244.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. 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].
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 2005 Gosline, G. [426] Cameroon K000199772 Yes
Jul 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [1707] Cameroon K000108364 Yes
Jul 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [2721] Cameroon K000108352 Yes
Jul 1, 2001 Kenfack, D. [252] Cameroon K000108365 Yes
Jul 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [9390] Cameroon K000108363 Yes
Stanfield, D.P. [124] Nigeria K002401673 Yes
Friis, I.; Gilbert, M.G.; Vollesen, K.B. [4123] Ethiopia K002401765 Yes
Congdon, T.C.E. [361] Tanzania K002401855 Yes
Fishlock, W.C. [71] Ghana K002401658 Yes
Dawkins, H.C. [D622] Uganda K002401845 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [520] Uganda K002401848 Yes
Morton, J.K. [GC9650] Ghana K002401663 Yes
Katende, A.B. [KII64] Uganda K002401852 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [1837] Cameroon K002401748 Yes
Chapman, J.D. [4501] Nigeria K002401682 Yes
Friis, I.; Vollesen, K.B. [511] Sudan K002401764 Yes
Olorunfemi, J. [FHI34152] Nigeria K002401675 Yes
Hall, J.; Kahn, B. [080/93] Cameroon K002401741 Yes
Zenker, G.A.; Staudt, A. [409] Cameroon K002401744 Yes
Etuge, M.; Lah; Edmondo; Howson; Toh Clement; Ernest; Kang; Ndong [4317r] Cameroon K001222532 Yes
Ensermu, K. [3594] Cameroon K001401292 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Bytebier, B. [12560] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002401753 Yes
Mann, G. [1098] K000345526 Type Yes
Emwiogbon, J.A. [FHI43529] Nigeria K002401668 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [3424] Ghana K002401659 Yes
Friis, I.; Gilbert, M.G.; Vollesen, K.B. [4068] Ethiopia K002401766 Yes
Lovi, N.K. [3904] Ghana K002401664 Yes
Assi, A. [9316] Cote d'Ivoire K002401657 Yes
Aké Assi, L.; Mangenot [5699] Cote d'Ivoire K002401656 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Bytebier, B. [12560] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002401752 Yes
Procter, J. [883] Tanzania K002401853 Yes
Poulsen, A.D.; Nkuutu, D.; Dumba, H. [s.n.] Uganda K002401832 Yes
Letouzey, R.; Villiers, J.F. [10563] Cameroon K002401746 Yes
Poulsen, A.D.; Nkuutu, D.; Dumba, H. [s.n.] Uganda K002401843 Yes
[illegible]; Quintas, F. [10] Cameroon K002401750 Yes
Arnstein Lye, K. [4272] Uganda K002401837 Yes
Sheil, D. [1794] Uganda K002401836 Yes
Dummer, R.A. [4258] Uganda K002401847 Yes
Daramola; Olorunfemi; Fagbemi [71050] Nigeria K002401671 Yes
Schlechter, R. [12768] Cameroon K002401749 Yes
Fishlock, W.C. [71] Ghana K002401660 Yes
Adams, C.D. [2903] Ghana K002401666 Yes
de Witte, G.F. [9603] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002401747 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [22750] Cote d'Ivoire K002401655 Yes
Friis, I.; Gilbert, M.G.; Vollesen, K.B. [3903] Ethiopia K002401769 Yes
Jones, A.P.D. [20205] Nigeria K002401669 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Evans, A.; Lye, K. [69/1078] Uganda K002401838 Yes
Chapman, J.D. [3793] Nigeria K002401681 Yes
Ujor, E. [FHI30458] Nigeria K002401677 Yes
Dawkins, H.C. [D628] Uganda K002401850 Yes
Poulsen, A.D. [1065] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002401754 Yes
Morton, J.K. [8147] Ghana K002401661 Yes
Letouzey, R. [5310] Cameroon K002401742 Yes
Onochie, C.F.A. [FHI33372] Nigeria K002401680 Yes
Meyer, F.G. [8918] Ethiopia K002401767 Yes
Rose, F. [10039] Uganda K002401849 Yes
Chapman, J.D. [4827] Nigeria K002401683 Yes
Kahn, B.; Hall, J. [93-27] Cameroon K002401745 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [15321] Nigeria K002401678 Yes
Sheil, D. [1310] Uganda K002401833 Yes
Stanfield, D.P. [124] Nigeria K002401674 Yes
Foggie, A. [515] Ghana K002401665 Yes
Andoh, J.E. [FH5239] Ghana K002401667 Yes
Moller, A.; Quintas, F. [s.n.] Cameroon K002401751 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Evans, A.W.; Lye, K. [69/1267] Uganda K002401839 Yes
Jones, K. [61872] K002401870 Yes
Friis, I.; Gilbert, M.G.; Vollesen, K.B. [4018] Ethiopia K002401770 Yes
Procter, J.E.A. [95] Tanzania K002401854 Yes
Brown, E. [343] Uganda K002401844 Yes
Olorunfemi, J. [FHI30779] Nigeria K002401676 Yes
Dawkins, H.C. [D622] Uganda K002401846 Yes
Letouzey, R. [5310] Cameroon K002401743 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [1362/1414] Uganda K002401834 Yes
Poulsen, A.D.; Hafashimana, D.; Eilu, G.; Nkuutu, D. [1107] Uganda K002401842 Yes
Jones, A.P.D. [20205] Nigeria K002401670 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P996] Uganda K002401841 Yes
Stanfield, D.P. [124] Nigeria K002401672 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Evans, A.W.; Lye, K. [69/1257] Uganda K002401840 Yes
Morton, J.K. [8147] Ghana K002401662 Yes
Friis, I.; Gilbert, M.G.; Vollesen, K.B. [4018] Ethiopia K002401768 Yes
[illegible] [20205] Nigeria K002401679 Yes
Loveridge, M.V. [171] Uganda K002401835 Yes
Dawkins, H.C. [D628] Uganda K002401851 Yes
Mas, C.; Diabate, M. [1619] Guinea K002401654 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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