Gerrardanthus paniculatus (Mast.) Cogn.
First published in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 275 I: 20 (1916)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to N. Angola. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Angola, Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Zaïre
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Atheranthera paniculata Mast. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 519 (1871)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Atheranthera welwitschii Mast. in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 27: 640 (1871)
- Gerrardanthus nigericus Hutch. & Dalziel in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1928: 215 (1928)
- Gerrardanthus trimenii Cogn. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 3: 937 (1881)
- Gerrardanthus zenkeri Harms & Gilg ex Cogn. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 275 I: 21 (1916)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.
- Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
- Keraudren-Aymonin, M. (1975). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Cucurbitaceae: 1-152. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
- Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
- Keraudren-Aymonin, M. (1975). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Cucurbitaceae: 1-152. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
- Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2000 | Pollard, B.J. [367], Cameroon | K000338141 | No | ||
| Talbot, P.A. [1454], Nigeria | K000242619 | Yes | |||
| Pollard, B.J. [367], Cameroon | 77448.000 | No |
Sources
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Flora of West Tropical Africa
- Flora of West Tropical Africa
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0