Zehneria minutiflora (Cogn.) C.Jeffrey
First published in Kew Bull. 15: 366 (1961 publ. 1962)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a climber and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Melothria minutiflora Cogn. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 3: 611 (1881)
- Pilogyne minutiflora (Cogn.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes in Blumea 55: 294 (2010)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Kedrostis minutiflora Cogn. in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 1: 884 (1901)
- Melothria angustifolia Cogn. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 21: 207 (1895)
- Melothria cogniauxiana De Wild. in Pl. Bequaert. 1: 556 (1922)
- Melothria floribunda Cogn. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 275 I: 114 (1916)
- Melothria friesiana Harms in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 478 (1923)
- Melothria minutiflora var. hirtella Cogn. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 54: 111 (1916)
- Melothria minutiflora var. parvifolia Cogn. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 54: 111 (1916)
- Melothria rostrata Cogn. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 275 I: 119 (1916)
- Melothria stolzii Cogn. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 275 I: 119 (1916)
- Zehneria micrantha Hook.f. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 560 (1871), nom. illeg.
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTROM, Bangui.
- Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Edwards, S., Tadesse, M. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(2): 1-456. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
- Exell, A.W. (1973). Angiosperms of the islands of the gulf of Guinea (Fernando Po, Príncipe, S.Tomé, and Annobon). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Botany 4: 325-411.
- Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
- Jeffrey, C. (1967). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Cucurbitaceae: 1-156.
- Keraudren-Aymonin, M. (1975). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Cucurbitaceae: 1-152. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
- Launert, E. (ed.) (1978). Flora Zambesiaca 4: 1-658. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
- Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2021). Flore du Gabon 57: 1-173. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
- Troupin, G. (ed.) (1983). Flora du Rwanda 2: 1-603. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTROM, Bangui.
- Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Edwards, S., Tadesse, M. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(2): 1-456. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
- Exell, A.W. (1973). Angiosperms of the islands of the gulf of Guinea (Fernando Po, Príncipe, S.Tomé, and Annobon). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Botany 4: 325-411.
- Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
- Launert, E. (ed.) (1978). Flora Zambesiaca 4: 1-658. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
- Troupin, G. (ed.) (1983). Flora du Rwanda 2: 1-603. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- C. Jeffrey in Kew Bulletin 15: 366 (1962).
- R. & A. Fernandes in Mem. Junta Invest. Ultram., sér. 2, 34: 121 (1962).
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Oct 1, 2003 | Biye, E. [78], Cameroon | K000197542 | No | ||
Feb 1, 2003 | Cheek, M. [9016], Cameroon | K000008346 | No | ||
Feb 1, 2003 | Etuge, M. [4671], Cameroon | K000008345 | No | ||
Feb 1, 2003 | Etuge, M. [3987], Cameroon | K000008344 | No | ||
Feb 1, 2003 | Satabie, B. [1113], Cameroon | K000008347 | No | ||
Feb 1, 2003 | Gosline, G. [86], Cameroon | K000008348 | No | ||
Jun 1, 2000 | Cheek, M. [8643], Cameroon | K000338143 | No | ||
Jun 1, 1999 | Zapfack, L. [1049], Cameroon | K000338148 | No | ||
Jun 1, 1999 | Kamundi, D. [644], Cameroon | K000338147 | No | ||
Jun 1, 1999 | Munyenyembe, P. [719], Cameroon | K000338146 | No | ||
Jun 1, 1999 | Onana, J.-M. [479], Cameroon | K000338151 | No | ||
Jun 1, 1999 | Zapfack, L. [1147], Cameroon | K000338149 | No | ||
Jun 1, 1999 | Etuge, M. [2303], Cameroon | K000338150 | No | ||
Jun 1, 1965 | Stolz, A. [1139] | K000313408 | isotype | Yes | |
Jun 1, 1965 | Stolz, A. [566] | K000313409 | isotype | Yes | |
Jun 1, 1965 | Fries, R.E. [1108], Kenya | K000313410 | isosyntype | Yes | |
Jan 1, 1965 | Preuss, P.R. [958a], Cameroon | K000050757 | No | ||
Drummond, R.B. [2683], Tanzania | 1769.000 | No | |||
Drummond, R.B. [2394], Tanzania | 1773.000 | No | |||
Richards, H.M. [23003], Tanzania | 32737.000 | No | |||
Drummond, R.B. [4632], Uganda | 3276.000 | No | |||
Richards [23800], Tanzania | 40096.000 | No | |||
Chandler, P. [1550A], Uganda | 5166.000 | No | |||
Norman, E.M. [20], Uganda | 6524.000 | No | |||
Drummond, R.B. [2883], Tanzania | 834.000 | No | |||
Preuss P. R. [969] | K000050761 | Unknown type material | No | ||
Preuss P. R. [958] | K000050762 | Unknown type material | No | ||
Mann, G. [2025a], Cameroon | K000050759 | No | |||
Akpabla, G.K. [10532], Cameroon | K000050760 | No | |||
Mann, G. [2010], Cameroon | K000050758 | No |
Sources
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Flora Zambesiaca
- Flora Zambesiaca
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East 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