Araceae

Culcasia P.Beauv.

First published in Fl. Oware 1: 3 (1805), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Engl., Pflanzenr. 4, 23B, Arac.-Pothoid. 295 (1905).
  • F.T.A. 8: 173
  • Fl. Oware 4 to ed. 3 (1803)5

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Mayo, Bogner & Boyce, Gen. Araceae: 225 (1997).
  • P. Beauv., Fl. Oware 1: 3 (1805).

CATE Araceae

  • Mayo, S.J., Bogner, J. & Boyce, P.C. 1997. The genera of Araceae. 370 pp.
  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 2008. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Engl. in E.P. 21 (IV. 23B): 295 (1905)
  • Fl. Owar. 1: 3 (1805)
  • Hepper in K.B. 21: 315 (1967)
  • Hepper in K.B. 22: 492 (1968)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2019 Zapfack, L. [2041] Cameroon K000746213 Yes
Mar 1, 2019 Cheek, M. [11246] Cameroon K000339220 Yes
Mar 1, 2019 Tchiengue, B. [2216] Cameroon K000339396 Yes
Mar 1, 2019 Zapfack, L. [2119] Cameroon K000746206 No
Mar 1, 2019 Cable, S. [1375] Cameroon K000510832 Yes
Mar 1, 2019 Gosline, G. [432] Cameroon K000339218 Yes
Mar 1, 2019 Baker, W.J. [206A] Cameroon K000437946 Yes
Mar 1, 2019 Faucher, P. [15] Cameroon K000510821 Yes
Jul 19, 2010 Cable, S. [726] Cameroon K000381289 No
Jul 19, 2010 Cable, S. [828] Cameroon K000381285 No
Dec 1, 2008 Watts, J. [1077] Cameroon K000381278 Yes
Dec 1, 2004 Cheek, M. [10490] Cameroon K000746212 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [9090] Cameroon K000107685 Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Jones, A.P.D.; Onochie, C.F. [18607] Nigeria K000499439 Yes
Sene, O.; Okon, F.; Tah, K.; Tambe, V.; Abang, E. [549] Cameroon K001518625 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [806] Uganda K002557340 Yes
Adam, J.G. [25661] Liberia K002557033 Yes
Bogner [606] Gabon K000865697 No
Molmou, D.; Konomou, G.; Traore, M. [1479] Guinea K001187809 Yes
Cheek, M. [3896] Cameroon K000593264 Yes
Luke, Q.; Luke, P.A.; Bohome, P.; Johansen, J.; Lehman, T. [11966] Equatorial Guinea K001286231 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Field, D.V. [5136] Tanzania K002557339 Yes
Lewalle, J. [s.n.] Burundi K002557212 Yes
David, B.; Jongkind, C.; Mas, C. [134] Guinea K002557031 Yes
Luke, Q. [13199] Equatorial Guinea K001286235 Yes
Ekema, S.N. [482] Cameroon K001383804 Yes
[T362] Cameroon K001310883 Yes
Cheek, M.; Ndive; Sama; Enow; Enow; Tampie, J.; Tampie, D.; Tako, T.; Obi, M. [14448] Cameroon K001518618 Yes
K:SPC-58032.000 No
s.coll. [170-66] Nigeria K002557035 Yes
Watts, J. [1076] Cameroon K000381277 Yes
Ekema, S.N. [592] Cameroon K001401639 Yes
{Bogner} [s.n.] Gabon K002557210 Yes
Cheek, M. [7511] Cameroon K:SPC-63802.000 No
Bogner, J. Gabon K:SPC-37371.000 No
Bogner [606] Gabon K000865699 No
Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [1200] Cameroon K000381281 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Enti, A.A.; Abbiw, D. [7467] Ghana K002557034 Yes
Bidault, E.; Mas, C.; Diabate, M. [221] Guinea K002557030 Yes
de Wilde, J.J.F.E.; van der Maesen, L.J.G. [10988] Gabon K002557211 Yes
Mbani, J., M. [516] Cameroon K000381283 Yes
Sharland, R.E. [[1970]] Nigeria K002557038 Yes
Bogner [606] Gabon K000865698 No
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Liberia K002557032 Yes
Thomas, D.W.; Achoundong, G. [9629] Cameroon K001322824 Yes
Fernando. [102] K000499442 Yes
s.coll. [170-66] Nigeria K002557037 Yes
Croat, T.B. [53501] Nigeria K002557039 Yes
{Saradugu, B.; Xander van der Burgt; Momoh, J.; Poveda, L.L.; Swaray, M.; Jusu, A.; Sesay, M.} [22] Sierra Leone K001286539 Yes
Acworth, J.M. [335] Cameroon K000381288 Yes
Konomou, G.; Molmou, D. [203] Guinea K001393628 Yes
Acworth, J.M. [295] Cameroon K000381280 Yes
Cheek, M. [9090] Cameroon K:SPC-63839.000 No
Abu Juam, M. [61A] Cameroon K001208914 Yes

Sources

  • CATE Araceae

    • Haigh, A., Clark, B., Reynolds, L., Mayo, S.J., Croat, T.B., Lay, L., Boyce, P.C., Mora, M., Bogner, J., Sellaro, M., Wong, S.Y., Kostelac, C., Grayum, M.H., Keating, R.C., Ruckert, G., Naylor, M.F. and Hay, A., CATE Araceae, 17 Dec 2011.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images