- Family:
- Hypericaceae Juss.
Psorospermum Spach
[FZ]
Guttiferae, N. K. B. Robson. Flora Zambesiaca 1:2. 1961
- Morphology General Habit
- Trees, shrubs or shrublets.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves opposite, less frequently subopposite or alternate, petiolate, entire, often furnished with opaque glandular dots and stellate indumentum.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence a terminal panicle, usually cymose.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers bisexual.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Sepals 5, with longitudinal linear glands.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals 5, villous within, furnished with longitudinal glandular lines and swollen nectariferous tissue at the base.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium
- Androecium of 5 fascicles of stamens, with few to many stamens in each fascicle and filaments united for most of their length; fasciclodes 5, fleshy, scale-like, alternating with the fascicles.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
- Ovary 5-locular, with 1 (2)-ovulate loculi and ascending ovules; styles 5, free.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit a berry.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds large, with a fleshy glandular-punctate testa.
[FTEA]
Guttiferae, P. Bamps, N. Robson & B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1978
- Morphology General Habit
- Trees, shrubs or suffrutices
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves petiolate, entire, often furnished with opaque glandular dots and stellate indumentum
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence a terminal cymose panicle
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Sepals 5, furnished with longitudinal linear glands
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals villous within, furnished with longitudinal linear glands and gland-dots
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens in 5 bundles opposite the petals, few to many in each bundle, with the upper part of the filaments free
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Staminodes
- Staminodes fleshy, scale-like, alternating with the staminal bundles
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
- Ovary 5-locular
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
- Styles 5, free
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary Ovules
- Ovules 1 (2) per loculus
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit a berry
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds large with a fleshy glandular-punctate testa.
Native to:
Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
- Psorospermum adamauense Engl.
- Psorospermum affine (Oliv.) Byng & Christenh.
- Psorospermum alternifolium Hook.f.
- Psorospermum androsaemifolium Baker
- Psorospermum atrorufum H.Perrier
- Psorospermum aurantiacum Engl.
- Psorospermum baumii Engl.
- Psorospermum brachypodum Baker
- Psorospermum bullatum H.Perrier
- Psorospermum cerasifolium Baker
- Psorospermum chevalieri Hochr.
- Psorospermum chionanthifolium Spach
- Psorospermum cornifolium Spach
- Psorospermum corymbiferum Hochr.
- Psorospermum crenatum (Pers.) Hochr.
- Psorospermum densipunctatum Engl.
- Psorospermum fanerana Baker
- Psorospermum febrifugum Spach
- Psorospermum ferrovestitum Baker
- Psorospermum glaberrimum Hochr.
- Psorospermum glaucum Engl.
- Psorospermum guineense (L.) Hochr.
- Psorospermum humile H.Perrier
- Psorospermum lamianum H.Perrier
- Psorospermum lanatum Hochr.
- Psorospermum lanceolatum (Choisy) Drake
- Psorospermum laurentii (De Wild.) Byng & Christenh.
- Psorospermum malifolium Baker
- Psorospermum mechowii Engl.
- Psorospermum membranaceum C.H.Wright
- Psorospermum membranifolium Baker
- Psorospermum molluscum (Pers.) Hochr.
- Psorospermum nanum H.Perrier
- Psorospermum nervosum H.Perrier
- Psorospermum orientale (Engl.) Byng & Christenh.
- Psorospermum parviflorum Engl.
- Psorospermum periclitatum Byng & Christenh.
- Psorospermum revolutum (Choisy) Drake
- Psorospermum rienanense H.Perrier
- Psorospermum rubrifolium H.Perrier
- Psorospermum sambiranense H.Perrier
- Psorospermum senegalense Spach
- Psorospermum sexlineatum H.Perrier
- Psorospermum staudtii Engl.
- Psorospermum stenophyllum H.Perrier
- Psorospermum suffruticosum Engl.
- Psorospermum tenuifolium Hook.f.
- Psorospermum torrei (Mendes) Byng & Christenh.
- Psorospermum trichophyllum Baker
- Psorospermum versicolor H.Perrier
Psorospermum Spach appears in other Kew resources:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milne-Redhead, E., Tanzania | 38496.000 | No |
First published in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 5: 157 (1836)
Accepted by
- Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Scientific Data 8: 215.
Literature
Flora of West Tropical Africa
- —F.T.A. 1: 158.
Flora Zambesiaca
- in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 5: 157 (1836).
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Bamps in B.J.B.B. 36: 440 (1966)
- in Ann. Sci. Nat., sér. 2, 5: 157 (1836)
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Flora Zambesiaca
Flora Zambesiaca
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Kew Backbone Distributions
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