Acanthaceae
Acanthopale

Acanthopale decempedalis C.B.Clarke

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 63 (1899)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Nigeria to W. Central Tropical Afrrica. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, DR Congo, Gulf of Guinea Is., Nigeria

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Bremekamp in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 73: 143, 148 (1943).
  • in F.T.A. 5: 63 (1899)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2002 Cheek, M. [9382] Cameroon K000109427 No
Jan 1, 2002 Pollard, B.J. [238] Cameroon K000109428 No
Jan 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [4445] Cameroon K000109426 No
Jan 1, 2002 Cheek, M. [10264] Cameroon K000109429 No
Jan 1, 2002 Ghogue, J.-P. [438] Cameroon K000109430 No
Jul 1, 1999 Buzgo, M. [606] Cameroon K000339069 No
Dec 1, 1995 Lane, P. [171] Cameroon K000011331 No
Dec 1, 1995 Lane, P. [221] Cameroon K000011332 No
Dec 1, 1995 Cable, S. [771] Cameroon K000011328 No
Jan 1, 1994 Cheek, M. [5345] Cameroon K000011329 No
Jan 1, 1994 Cheek, M. [5594] Cameroon K000011330 No
Jan 1, 1993 Thomas, D.W. [9184] Cameroon K000011327 No
Jan 1, 1993 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [324] Cameroon K000011326 No
Feb 23, 1960 Preuss [947] Cameroon K000394200 Isotype Yes
Feb 23, 1960 Preuss [947] Cameroon K000394202 Syntype Yes
Feb 23, 1960 Preuss [947] Cameroon K000394201 Syntype Yes
Feb 1, 1960 Maitland, T.D. [1535] Cameroon K000461191 No
Feb 1, 1960 Maitland, T.D. [1535] Cameroon K000461192 No
Jan 30, 1897 Mann, G. [3747] Equatorial Guinea K000394198 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 30, 1897 Mann, G. [3747] Equatorial Guinea K000394199 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 17, 1896 Mann [2347] Equatorial Guinea K000394197 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ensermu, K. [3557] Cameroon K000109504 No
Brunt, M.A. [1230] Cameroon K000461055 No
Mambo, P. [265] Cameroon K000461054 No
Morton, J.K. [859] Cameroon K000461051 No
Jan 1, 1960 Brenan, J.P.M. [9365] Cameroon Acanthopale cameronica K000461052 No
Jan 1, 1960 Brenan, J.P.M. [9367] Cameroon Acanthopale cameronica K000461053 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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