Salicaceae
Ophiobotrys

Ophiobotrys zenkeri Gilg

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40: 516 (1908)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Aké Assi, L. (2001). Flore de la Côte-d'Ivoire: catalogue systématique, biogéographie et écologie. I. Boissiera 57: 1-396.
  • Exell, A.W. (1973). Angiosperms of the islands of the gulf of Guinea (Fernando Po, Príncipe, S.Tomé, and Annobon). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Botany 4: 325-411.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sleumer, H. & Bamps, P. (1976). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Flacourtiaceae (2): 1-45. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Aubrév. Fl. For. C. Iv. 3: 8, t. 246.
  • in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 40: 516, t. 2 (1908)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Aké Assi, L. (2001). Flore de la Côte-d'Ivoire: catalogue systématique, biogéographie et écologie. I. Boissiera 57: 1-396.
  • Exell, A.W. (1973). Angiosperms of the islands of the gulf of Guinea (Fernando Po, Príncipe, S.Tomé, and Annobon). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Botany 4: 325-411.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sleumer, H. & Bamps, P. (1976). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Flacourtiaceae (2): 1-45. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1987 Mambo, P. [75] Cameroon K000106157 No
Tessmann, G. [114] Equatorial Guinea K003583952 Yes
Zenker, G.A. [2417] Cameroon K000231409 Unknown Type Material Yes
Maitland, T.D. [425] Cameroon K000106160 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [2793] Cote d'Ivoire K003583943 Yes
Sampram, H.A. [122] Ghana K003583946 Yes
Breteler, F.J. [1710] Cameroon K003583953 Yes
Andoh, J.E. [5523] Ghana K003583947 Yes
Zenker, G.A. [4245] Cameroon K003583951 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [715] Cameroon K000106158 Yes
Testu, L. [8687] Gabon K003583959 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [715] Cameroon K000106159 Yes
Tisserant [1118] Central African Republic K003583956 Yes
Aubréville, M. [1390] Cote d'Ivoire K003583944 Yes
Voorhoeve, A.G. [1155] Liberia K003583941 Yes
Zenker, G.A. [2302] Cameroon K000231410 Unknown Type Material Yes
Vigne, C. [1753] Ghana K003583948 Yes
Lovi, N.K. [s.n.] Ghana K003583940 Yes
Zenker, G.A. [2387] Cameroon K000231406 Unknown Type Material Yes
Zenker, G.A. [2387] Cameroon K000231407 Unknown Type Material Yes
de Wilde, J.J.F.E. [8281] Cameroon K003583955 Yes
Johnson, W.H. [739] Cote d'Ivoire K003583942 Yes
Testu, L. [9466] Gabon K003583957 Yes
Johnson, W.H. [737] Australia K003583945 Yes
Andoh, J.E. [FH5523] Ghana K003583939 Yes
Tisserant [992] Central African Republic K003583958 Yes
Zenker, G.A. [2124] Cameroon K000231405 Unknown Type Material Yes
Zenker, G.A. [2537] Cameroon K000231408 Unknown Type Material Yes
Caterall, R. [9] Nigeria K003583949 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [2690] Cameroon K003583954 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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