Acanthaceae
Afrofittonia

Afrofittonia silvestris Lindau

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 407 (1913)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Nigeria to Cameroon, Bioko. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, 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.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 1-544.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 2: 608.
  • in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 49: 407, fig. 2 (1913)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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?
Oct 1, 2013 Cheek, M. [12454] Cameroon K000745955 No
Oct 1, 2013 Cheek, M. [12915] Cameroon K000745956 No
Oct 1, 2012 Stévart, T.; Droissart, V.; Sonke, B. [3179] Cameroon K000662390 No
Oct 1, 2008 Cheek, M. [8270] Cameroon K000518881 No
Jul 1, 2008 Sonke, B.; Zapfack; Sainge; Ngwa; Okon. [2387] Cameroon K000609003 Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Plot Voucher [B 285] Cameroon K000190180 No
Jan 1, 1996 Banks, H. [42] Cameroon K000380312 No
Jan 1, 1994 Ekema, N. [477] Cameroon K000518904 No
Jan 1, 1994 Watts, J. [919] Cameroon K000011346 No
Jan 1, 1994 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [866] Cameroon K000011345 No
Jan 1, 1994 Thomas, D.W. [9846] Cameroon K000011344 No
Dec 1, 1993 Watts, J. [492] Cameroon K000085452 No
Jan 1, 1993 Wheatley, J.I. [537] Cameroon K000011343 No
Jan 1, 1993 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [471] Cameroon K000011342 No
Mar 26, 1934 Talbot, P.A. [971] Nigeria K000378859 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 26, 1934 Talbot, P.A. [971] Nigeria K000378858 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pollard, B.J.; Tadjouteu.; Bhandol.; Nana F.; Reid.; Salazar.; Simo. [788] Cameroon K000374739 Yes
Ghogue, H.O. [537] Cameroon K000609000 Yes
Burgt, X.M., van der [1721] Cameroon K001061989 Yes
Etuge, M.; Bhandol; Harvey; Warren; Bisby; Edmondo; Ebako [4419r] Cameroon K000374742 Yes
Cheek, M.; Ghogue; Jam; Tanwani; Ndene [10935] Cameroon K001518838 No
Cheek, M. [5416] Cameroon K000011347 No
Keay, R.W.J. [28149] Nigeria K:SPC-04316.000 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 2024. 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 2024. 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