Apocynaceae

Acokanthera G.Don

First published in Gen. Hist. 4: 485 (1838)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Ethiopia to S. Africa, Arabian Peninsula.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Socotra, Somalia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Codd in Bothalia 7: 448 (1961).
  • Gen. Syst. 4: 485 (1838).
  • Kupicha in Kew Bull. 37:41 (1982).
  • Markgraf in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berl. 8: 459 (1923).

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
  • Kew Bull. 37: 41–67 (1982).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Kupicha in K.B. 37 (1): 45 (1982)
  • in Gen. Syst. 4: 485 (1838)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1980 Schweinfurth, G. [917] Yemen K000228206 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Hildebrandt, J.M. [1431] Somalia K000233531 Type No
Jan 1, 1980 Schweinfurth, G. [928] Yemen K000228205 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Somalia K000233530 Unknown Type Material No
Schimper [254] Ethiopia K000233534 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [254] Ethiopia K000233533 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [254] Ethiopia K000233532 Type Yes
South Africa K000233513 Unknown Type Material Yes
Galpin, E.E. [1850] South Africa K000233515 Unknown Type Material Yes
Peter, A. [58128] Tanzania K001604028 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [12211] Kenya K:SPC-06569.000 No
Codd, L.E. [5432] South Africa K000233516 Isotype Yes
Zeyher [s.n.] South Africa K000233512 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [9097] Kenya K:SPC-03625.000 No
Fries, R.E.; Fries, T.C.E. [1446] Kenya K000233529 Type No
Krauss [361] South Africa K000233514 Unknown Type Material Yes
Troupin, G. [3302] Rwanda K:SPC-03626.000 No
Bally, P.R.O. [8541] Kenya K:SPC-02269.000 No
Fries, R.E.; Fries, T.C.E. [1127] Kenya K000233528 Unknown Type Material No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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