Acanthaceae
Dicliptera

Dicliptera laxata C.B.Clarke

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 258 (1900)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to Ethiopia and N. Malawi. It is a scrambling subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

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.
  • Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2010). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Acanthaceae (Part 2): 287-756.
  • 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.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.
  • Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Mildbraed in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berl. 9: 507 (1926).
  • in F.T.A. 5: 258 (1900)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in F.T.A. 5: 261, 515 (1900).
  • —Darbyshire in F.T.E.A., Acanthaceae 2: 694, fig.90.6 (2010).
  • —Heine in F.W.T.A., ed.2 2: 425 (1963).
  • —Mildbraed in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 507 (1926).

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.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2003 Cheek, M. [10471] Cameroon K000746023 Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [3985] Cameroon K000109477 Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Cheek, M. [8884] Cameroon K000109476 Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [4516] Cameroon K000339087 Yes
Jul 1, 1999 Cheek, M. [8688] Cameroon K000339088 Yes
Jul 1, 1999 Cheek, M. [8430] Cameroon K000339085 Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Onana, J.-M. [450] Cameroon K000339086 Yes
Mar 28, 1986 Whyte, A. [s.n.] K000379235 Syntype Yes
Jun 7, 1897 Scott Elliot, G.F. [7098] Kenya K000378935 Unknown Type Material Yes
[C.R. Field] [A240] Kenya K004702626 Yes
[Mrs. Chates Jaek] [150] Kenya K004702639 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P1258] Uganda K004702611 Yes
Etuge, M.; Sumelong, J.; Darbyshire; Venard; RD; Stone [4938] Cameroon K001518134 Yes
Magogo, F.C. [1532] Kenya K004702633 Yes
Bally, P.R.O.; Bally, J. (Mrs.) [3621] Kenya K004702621 Yes
Luke, Q. [14158] Kenya K004702619 Yes
Verdcourt [2274] Kenya K004702631 Yes
Dümmer, R. [1206] Uganda K004702616 Yes
[J. Otete] [131] Kenya K004702622 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Kabuye, C.; Festo, L.; Ntore, S.; Bayona, W. [17889] Tanzania K001639107 Yes
Brown, E. [309] Uganda K004702618 Yes
Kerfoot, O. [739] Kenya K004702638 Yes
Tweedie [828] Kenya K004702630 Yes
Oteke, J. [131] Kenya K004702623 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [436] Uganda K004702617 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Gereau, R.; Copeland, R.; Butynski, T.; de Bruijn B.; de Jong Y [9586] Kenya K004702627 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [6854] Kenya K004702635 Yes
Verdcourt [1642] Kenya K004702637 Yes
Chandler, P. [2134] Uganda K004702615 No
Dümmer, R. [468] Uganda K004702612 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P737] Uganda K004702609 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [74/917] Kenya K004702628 Yes
Kerfoot, O. [2068] Kenya K004702624 Yes
Napper, D.M.; Stewart, D.; Stewart, J. [1824] Kenya K004702629 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Tadessa, M. [6691] Kenya K004702634 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P3672] Uganda K004702610 Yes
Kerstin; Holm, L. [17] Kenya K004702636 Yes
Chandler, P. [1478] Uganda K004702614 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Jaeger, P.M.L. [7081] Kenya K004702625 Yes
Napier, E.R. [CMK5883] Kenya K004702632 Yes
Pawek, J. [13017] Malawi K000378988 Type Yes
Verdcourt, B. [2241] Kenya K004702620 Yes
Loveridge, M.V. (Mrs) [262] Uganda K004702613 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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 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