Commelinaceae
Polyspatha

Polyspatha hirsuta Mildbr.

First published in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 256 (1925)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Uganda and N. Angola. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

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.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Lautenschläger, T. & al (2020). New records for the flora of Angola: observations from Uíge and Cuanza Norte. Plant Ecology and Evolution 153: 132-142.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.
  • 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.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2020). Flore du Gabon 55: 1-137. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • J. K. Morton in J. Linn. Soc. 60: 206 (1967).
  • in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berl. 9: 256 (1925)
  • incl. var. togoensis Mildbr. in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berl. 9: 257 (1925)

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.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Lautenschläger, T. & al (2020). New records for the flora of Angola: observations from Uíge and Cuanza Norte. Plant Ecology and Evolution 153: 132-142.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.
  • 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?
Ekwuno, P.O. [23] Nigeria K002404475 Yes
Nchami, V.C. [FHI14339] Nigeria K002404469 Yes
Schlechter, R. [12741] Congo, Republic of the K002404542 Yes
Slayback, D. [93-8] Cameroon K002404526 Yes
{Morton; Gledhill} [SL3206] Sierra Leone K002404437 Yes
Hall, J.B. [CC261] Ghana K002404446 Yes
Millen, H. [4] Nigeria K002404461 Yes
Ujor, E. [FHI23919] Nigeria K002404472 Yes
Williams, J.D. [351] Ghana K002404448 Yes
Sharland [929] Nigeria K002404476 Yes
{Jefferson Hall; Kahn, B.} [078/93] Cameroon K002404530 Yes
Poulsen, A.D.; Liengola, I. [1143] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002404540 Yes
Aké Assi, L. [8433] Cote d'Ivoire K002404439 Yes
Morton, J.K. [GC8127] Ghana K002404443 Yes
Mildbraed [7452] Togo K000345680 Unknown Type Material Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; Duyfjes, B.E.E. [1166] Cameroon K002404527 Yes
Morton, J.K. [GC8396] Ghana K002404442 Yes
Stanfield, D.P. [10] Nigeria K002404464 Yes
Biholong, M. [393] Cameroon K002404533 Yes
Wieringa, J.J. [3724] Gabon K002404537 Yes
Vigne, C. [1886] Ghana K002404452 Yes
Onochie, C.F.A.; Okafor, J.C. [FHI31522] Nigeria K002404468 Yes
Morton, J.K. [6102] Ghana K002404445 Yes
Keating, W.F. [91-1] Cameroon K002404531 Yes
Letouzey, R. [13194] Cameroon K002404535 Yes
Fishlock, W.C. [70] Ghana K002404450 Yes
Fishlock, W.C. [70] Ghana K002404451 Yes
Slayback, D. [93-8] Cameroon K001636488 No
Jones, A.P.D.; Keay, R.W.J.; Onochie, C.F. [14569] Nigeria K002404470 Yes
Poulsen, A.D.; Eilu, G.; Hafashimana, D.; Dumba, H. [1246] Uganda K002404547 Yes
s.coll. [2] Ghana K002404449 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [3404] Ghana K002404447 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Onochie, C.F.A. [8998] Nigeria K002404454 Yes
Lowe, J.L. [1919] Nigeria K002404473 Yes
Letouzey, R. [5834] Cameroon K002404529 Yes
Letouzey, R. [5834] Cameroon K002404528 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [1034] Nigeria K002404458 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [8407] Nigeria K:SPC-02264.000 No
Breteler, F.J.; Jongkind, C.C.H.; Wieringa, J.J.; Moussavou, J.M. [9685] Gabon K002404536 Yes
Morton, J.K. [GC7944] Ghana K002404441 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [8407] Nigeria K002404463 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Onochie, C.F.A. [8998] Nigeria K002404455 Yes
Louis [5966] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002404541 Yes
Millen, H. [26] Nigeria K002404460 Yes
Leonard, A. [1188] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002404538 Yes
Latilo, M.G. [FHI64610] Nigeria K002404474 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI21574] Nigeria K002404467 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [8557] Nigeria K002404462 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [254] Nigeria K002404459 Yes
Morton, J.K. [GC6102] Ghana K002404444 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [924] Uganda K002404546 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [21796] Cote d'Ivoire K002404438 Yes
Morton, J.K. [GC8060] Ghana K002404440 Yes
Poulsen, A.D. [1087] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002404539 Yes
Letouzey, R. [11848] Cameroon K002404532 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [8557] Nigeria K:SPC-02265.000 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [9103] Nigeria K002404456 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Mink, L. [87/13] Cameroon K002404534 Yes
Daramola, B.O.; Emwiogbon, J.A. [FHI32792] Nigeria K002404471 Yes
s.coll. [7] Nigeria K002404465 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [509] Nigeria K002404457 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [13728] Nigeria K002404466 Yes
Merton [A112] Togo K002404453 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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