Polygalaceae

Carpolobia G.Don

First published in Gen. Hist. 1: 370 (1831)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical Africa, Madagascar.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 1: 135.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Gen. Syst. 1: 349, 370 (1831).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Gen. Syst. 1: 349, 370 (1831)
  • Meded. Landb. Wagen. 77(18): 1–45 (1977)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 14, 2023 Schoenenberger, J. ; Gosline, G. ; Slangen, P. ; Thomas [243] Cameroon K001187988 Yes
Dec 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [4230] Cameroon K000198257 Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Goetze, W. [4] K000232061 Lectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Conrads [5730] Tanzania K000232063 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Kirk [119] Tanzania K000232062 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 1, 1976 Faulkner, H. [106] Mozambique K000232059 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 1, 1976 Faulkner, H. [106] Mozambique K000232060 Type Yes
Nov 1, 1976 Faulkner, H. [106] Mozambique K000232058 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harris, D.J. [2334] Central African Republic K:SPC-60062.000 No
Thomas, N.W. [3108] Sierra Leone K002728064 Yes
Faulkner, H. [1855] Tanzania K:SPC-21820.000 No
Greenway, P.J. [9643] Kenya K:SPC-03177.000 No
Jackson, J.K. [1275] Sudan K:SPC-00693.000 No
Farquhar, J.H.J. [15] Nigeria K002728062 Yes
Daramola, B.O. [541] Nigeria K002728046 Yes
Chapman, J.D. [3955] Nigeria K002728066 Yes
Dawkins, H.C. [382] Uganda K:SPC-21819.000 No
Deighton, F.C. [3380] Sierra Leone K002728063 Yes
Manning, S.D. [1198] Cameroon K000106312 No
Emwiogbon, J.A. [FHI33333] Nigeria K002728065 Yes

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