Menispermaceae

Stephania Lour.

First published in Fl. Cochinch.: 608 (1790)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical Old World.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Burundi, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Marquesas, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Tonga, Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • De Wet, H., Struwig, M. & Van Wyk, B.-E. (2014). Taxonomic notes on the genus Stephania (Menispermaceae) in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 95: 146-151.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 1: 46.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Fl. Cochinch. 2: 608 (1790).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Fl. Cochinch. 2: 608 (1790)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 28, 2016 Schimperi [178] Ethiopia K000939191 Lectotype Yes
Oct 28, 2016 Cooper, T [904-12] South Africa K000939190 Lectotype Yes
Oct 28, 2016 Rehmann, A. [6895] South Africa K000230205 Lectotype No
Apr 8, 2009 Nguyen et al. [HNK-887] Vietnam K000605187 No
Oct 1, 2008 Pollard, B.J. [1384] Cameroon K000580037 Yes
Jan 1, 2004 Cheek, M. [10504] Cameroon K000213005 Yes
Jan 1, 2004 Zapfack, L. [2005] Cameroon K000213007 Yes
Jan 1, 2004 Cheek, M.; v.d.Rheede; Ebong; Iwanaka; Garcia; Fokom; Tadjouteu [10547] Cameroon K000213003 Yes
Jan 1, 2004 Ghogue, J.-P. [1050] Cameroon K000213006 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Onana, J.-M. [2017] Cameroon K000213008 Yes
Jun 1, 2002 Cheek, M. [8922] Cameroon K000212687 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Zapfack, L. [801] Cameroon K000337513 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Buzgo, M. [637] Cameroon K000337509 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [2225] Cameroon K000337514 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Cheek, M. [8678] Cameroon K000337506 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Zapfack, L. [832] Cameroon K000337510 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Asongani, J.N. [1309] Cameroon K000337511 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [2267] Cameroon K000337512 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Watts, J. [707] Cameroon K000085476 No
Jan 1, 1984 Drege [s.n.] K000230203 Holotype No
Jan 1, 1984 Gerrard, W.T. [1468] South Africa K000230204 Lectotype No
Nov 1, 1973 Mbenkum, T. [TFM 361] Cameroon K000105664 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] Kenya K000230209 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1953 Ujor, E.U. [FHI 30322] Cameroon K000212697 No
Jan 1, 1953 Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000939194 Unknown Type Material Yes
Banziger, H. [131] China K:SPC-48503.000 No
Banziger, H. [132] China K:SPC-48506.000 No
Ridsdale, C.E. [2439] Indonesia K001634045 Yes
s. coll. [s.n.] K001613210 Yes
Utteridge, T.M.A. [435] Indonesia K:SPC-72470.000 No
Leon, C.J.; Lin Y-L; Zhou K -Y [TCMK 0488] China K001926807 No
Nguyen, V. D.; Phuong, V. X.; Boumanivong, S.; Vongsoukhun [L-V 334] Laos K001572802 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [3327A] Zambia K:SPC-15092.000 No
Ash [427] Ethiopia K:SPC-06049.302 No
Brunt, M.A. [544] Cameroon K000212696 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3158] Tanzania K:SPC-17656.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8688] Tanzania K:SPC-08988.000 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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

    • '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.

  • 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