Rubiaceae

Craterispermum Benth.

First published in W.J.Hooker, Niger Fl.: 411 (1849)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

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.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 3: 160.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Hook. f. in Benth. & Hook. f., Gen. Pl. 2: 112 (1873).
  • Verdc. in Kew Bull. 28: 433 (1973).
  • in Hook., Niger Fl.: 411 (1849).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Hook. f. in G.P. 2: 112 (1873)
  • Verdc. in K.B. 28: 433 (1974)
  • in Hook., Niger Fl.: 411 (1849)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Davis, A.P.; et al. [2144] Madagascar K:SPC-63898.000 No
van Velzen, R.; Séné Belinga, V.-O. [71] Cameroon K001562999 Yes
Breteler, F.J.; Jongkind, C.C.H.; Wieringa, J.J. [10979] Gabon K001460306 Yes
Breteler, F.J.; Jongkind, C.C.H.; Wieringa, J.J. [10979] Gabon K001480306 Yes
Thomas, D.W. [s.n.21] Cameroon K001401254 Yes
Thomas, D.W. [s.n.22] Cameroon K001401249 Yes
Senterre, B. [7112] Seychelles K001636209 Paratype No
Onja H. Razafindratsima; Randrinasolo Mad; Tafitamahandry Anjaratiana [1] Madagascar K001561413 Yes
Onochie, C.F. [36350 X] Nigeria K:SPC-00864.000 No
Davis, A.P.; et al. [2198] Madagascar K:SPC-61801.000 No
Watts, J. [977] Cameroon K000085508 No

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