Euphorbiaceae
Alchornea

Alchornea yambuyaensis De Wild.

First published in Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 5, 2: 280 (1908)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Engler & O. Drude, Die Vegetation Der Erde, IX, Pflanzenwelt Afrikas 3(2): 82 (1921).
  • De Wild., Ann. Mus. Congo, Bot., sér. 5, 2: 280 (1908).
  • Pax in A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich IV. 147(7): 250 (1914).
  • Prain in Flora of Tropical Africa 6(1): 918 (1912).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Luke, Q.; Bytebier, B. [12557] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003954714 Yes
Goossens, V. [4441] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003954720 Yes
Bequaert, J. [1220] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003954723 Yes
Lebrun, J. [6363] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003954717 Yes
Louis, J.L.P. [13989] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003954711 Yes
Louis, J.L.P. [337] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003954724 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Vollesen, K.B. [3021] Tanzania K003954902 Yes
Louis [5866] K003954722 Yes
Louis [3164] K003954721 Yes
Léonard, J.J.G. [1595] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003954725 Yes
Louis [9629] K003954719 Yes
Gilbert [2047] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003954712 Yes
Bingham, M.G.; de Wet, L.A. [13907] Zambia K003490011 Yes
s.coll. [7700] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003954707 Yes
Louis, J.L.P. [412] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003954713 Yes
Evrard, C. [2679] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003954708 Yes
Goossens, V. [4447] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003954715 Yes
Leonard [1094] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003954718 Yes
Lebrun, J. [5827] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003954716 Yes
Stom[er] [1573] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003954710 Yes
Bingham, M.G.; de Wet, L.A. [13908] Zambia K003490012 Yes
Cavaco [1225] Angola K003490027 Yes
Liben, L. [1761] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003954709 Yes
Holmes, W.D. [H.1211] Zambia Alchornea bangweolensis K003490007 Yes
Holmes, W.D. [1211] Zambia Alchornea bangweolensis K003490006 Yes
R-Smith; Pope; Goyder [5753] Zambia Alchornea bangweolensis K003490026 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F3865] Zambia Alchornea bangweolensis K003490020 Yes
Angus, A. [701] Zambia Alchornea bangweolensis K003490014 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [3489] Zambia Alchornea bangweolensis K003490009 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Greenway, P.J. [8037] Zambia Alchornea bangweolensis K003490016 Yes
Mutimushi, J.M. [1153] Zambia Alchornea bangweolensis K003490025 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [12002] Zambia Alchornea bangweolensis K003490022 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F3939] Zambia Alchornea bangweolensis K003490021 Yes
White, F. [3083] Zambia Alchornea bangweolensis K003490017 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F3863] Zambia Alchornea bangweolensis K003490019 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F3457] Zambia Alchornea bangweolensis K003490013 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F324] Zambia Alchornea bangweolensis K003490018 Yes
Mutimushi, J.M. [1129] Zambia Alchornea bangweolensis K003490024 Yes
R-Smith; Pope; Goyder [5750] Zambia Alchornea bangweolensis K003490008 Yes
White, F. [3410] Zambia Alchornea bangweolensis K003490005 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [8564] Zambia Alchornea bangweolensis K003490023 Yes
Angus, A. [3320] Zambia Alchornea bangweolensis K003490015 Yes
White, F. [3402] Zambia Alchornea bangweolensis K003490010 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

  • 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.
    • 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