Rubiaceae

Virectaria Bremek.

First published in Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 48(2): 21 (1952)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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

  • in Verh. K. Nederl. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., sect. 2, 48: 21 (1952).

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Dessein et al. in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 137: 1–29 (2001).
  • Verdcourt in Bull. Jard. Bot. État 23: 35–52 (1953)
  • Verdcourt in Bull. Jard. Bot. État 28: 242 (1958).
  • in Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 48: 21 adnot. (1952).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • B.J.B.B. 28: 242 (1958)
  • Verdc. in B.J.B.B. 23: 35–52 (1953)
  • in Verh. Nederl. Akad. Wet Afd. Nat., ser. 2, 48: 21, adnot (1952)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2022 Simbiano, F.J.; Diabaté, M.; Konaté, L. [459] Guinea K001970297 No
Ensermu, K. [3592] Cameroon K001394474 Yes
de Nevers, G. [14581] Guinea K000010957 No
Simbiano, F.J.; Thiam, A.; Touré, M.; Bangoura, G. [683] Guinea K001970336 No
Enti, A., A. Ghana K000267515 No
Morton, ,, J. K. Ghana K000267516 No
Gillet; Cours; Halle, N. [6177] Gabon K000394992 Isotype Yes
Botokro; Hall Ghana K000267514 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