Euphorbiaceae
Alchornea

Alchornea occidentalis (Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm.

First published in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, VII: 245 (1914)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Congo to Chad and Zambia. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cabinda, Chad, Congo, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Challen, G. (2010-). Personal communication on Euphorbiaceae 2 [K].

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Lisowski, S. [11843] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003954727 Yes
s.coll. [8955b] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003954706 Yes
White, F. [3500] Zambia K003490057 Yes
Holmes, W.D. [905] Zambia K003490061 Yes
Rea, H.J.A. [143] Zambia K003490063 Yes
s.coll. [8955] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003954705 Yes
Angus, A. [639] Zambia K003490062 Yes
White, F. [3341] Zambia K003490065 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F5970] Zambia K003490066 Yes
Mpandzou, A.L.; Cheek; Kami, T.; Mboungou, R.; Nikondi, F.; Mankarika, M. [1670] Congo, Republic of the K000609800 Yes
Mpandzou, A.L.; Cheek; Kami, T.; Mboungou, R.; Nkondi, F.; Mankarika, M. [1704] Congo, Republic of the K000609804 Yes
Lisowski, S. [754] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003954726 Yes
Bainbridge, W.R. [934] Zambia K003490064 Yes
Angus, A. [605B] Zambia K003490058 Yes
Angus, A. [549] Zambia K003490060 Yes
Angus, A. [550] Zambia K003490059 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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