Gesneriaceae
Streptocarpus

Streptocarpus nobilis C.B.Clarke

First published in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 5: 155 (1883)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • 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.
  • 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

  • F.T.A. 4, 2: 511.
  • in DC. Monogr. Phan. 5, 1: 155 (1883)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 1-544.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2008 Tchiengue, B. [2579] Cameroon K000518706 No
Aug 1, 2002 Pollard, B.J. [86] Cameroon K000460314 No
Mar 1, 1996 Schoenenberger, J. [5] Cameroon K000093767 No
Jan 1, 1994 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [950] Cameroon K000086838 No
Jan 1, 1991 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [6860] Cameroon K000028973 No
Jan 1, 1990 Manning, S.D. [691] Cameroon K000028974 No
Mildbraed, J. [10509] Cameroon K000028966 Type Yes
Mildbraed, G., W. J. [10619] Cameroon K000028971 No
Konomou, G.; Kanté, A. [992] Guinea K000010467 Yes
Abu Juam, M. [101] Cameroon K001400055 No
Cheek, M. [3943] Cameroon K000008522 No
Hendelot [728] K000378480 Type Yes
Nigeria K:SPC-06661.000 No
Hort. Kew [s.n.] K000378479 Unknown Type Material Yes
Maitland, T.D. [743] Cameroon K000028970 No
Maitland, T.D. [0s.n.79] Cameroon K000028969 No
Preuss, P.R. [539] Cameroon K000028968 Type Yes
Preuss, P.R. [539] Cameroon K000028967 Type Yes
Chevalier, A. [6255] Central African Republic Streptocarpus chariensis K000378477 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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