Gesneriaceae
Streptocarpus

Streptocarpus elongatus Engl.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18: 76 (1893)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Guinea, São Tomé, Bioko, Cameroon, South Sudan. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Sudan

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe. Bothalia, A Journal of Botanical Research 41: 41-82.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 1-544.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Bot. Jahrb. 18: 76, t. 4-5, fig. A (1894)
  • F.T.A. 4, 2: 509.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe. Bothalia, A Journal of Botanical Research 41: 41-82.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 1-544.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 13, 2015 Luke, W.R.Q.; Maunder, M.; Luke, P.A. [16475] South Sudan K001905064 Yes
Dec 1, 2003 Ghogue, J.-P. [1038] Cameroon K000746019 No
Dec 1, 2003 Pollard, B.J. [414] Cameroon K000746020 No
Aug 1, 2002 Sidwell, K. [344] Cameroon K000190072 No
Aug 1, 2002 Lane, P. [191] Cameroon K000027261 No
Aug 1, 2002 Gosline, G. [156] Cameroon K000190073 No
Aug 1, 2002 Gosline, G. [152] Cameroon K000190071 No
Feb 1, 1999 Cheek, M. [8723] Cameroon K000339269 No
Oct 1, 1997 Etuge, M. [3555] Cameroon K000339270 No
Feb 1, 1997 Cheek, M. [8599] Cameroon K000339268 No
Feb 1, 1997 Munyenyembe, P. [850] Cameroon K000339267 No
Mar 1, 1996 Sebsebe; Demissew [4993] Cameroon K000086835 No
Mar 1, 1996 Etuge, M. [1326] Cameroon K000086836 No
Sep 1, 1994 Cheek, M. [5653] Cameroon K000086837 No
Jan 1, 1992 Cheek; Elad; Ndumbe, P. [3570] Cameroon K000593192 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Manning, S.D. [604] Cameroon K000028976 No
Jan 1, 1985 Thomas, D.W. [5038] Cameroon K000028978 No
Oct 12, 1903 Preuss [1010] Cameroon K000378481 Type Yes
Bauer, P.J. [101] Cameroon K000028977 No
Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [439] Cameroon K000086832 No
Tadjouteu, F.; Nana, V.; Fobia [476] Cameroon K001518412 Yes
Cable, S. [277] Cameroon K001422810 Yes
Wheatley, J.I. [584] Cameroon K001495604 Yes
Ghogue; Achoundong; Cheek; Gosline; Onana; Ghogue; Tadjouteu, Kalindula; Kambale; Amponsah; Kimaro; Etuge; Talla; Ndi [390] Cameroon K001562162 Yes
Wultof, I.N.B. [INBW13] Cameroon K000875962 Yes
Cheek, M., Csiba, Renggana, Ngolan, Bhardol, Woltoff, Rowe [10788] Cameroon K001418584 Yes
Thomas, D.W. [9177] Cameroon K000086834 No
Sanford, W.W. [5498] Cameroon K000028975 No
Thomas, D.W. [9225] Cameroon K000086833 No

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