Acanthaceae
Pseudocalyx

Pseudocalyx saccatus Radlk.

First published in Abh. Naturwiss. Vereine Bremen 8: 416 (1883)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa, Madagascar. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, DR Congo, Madagascar, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Vollesen, K. (2008). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Acanthaceae(1): 1-285.
  • Vollesen, K. (2013). Flora Zambesiaca 8(5): 1-184. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Benoist in Notul. Syst. 11: 149 (1944).
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 4: 500 (1997).
  • Radlk. in Abh. Naturwiss. Vereine Bremen 8: 417 (1883).
  • Vollesen in F.T.E.A., Acanthaceae 1: 26 (2008).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Vollesen, K. (2013). Flora Zambesiaca 8(5): 1-184. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Adansonia, ser. 3, 20: 277 (1998).
  • Baillon, Hist. Pl. 10: 423 (1890)
  • Bremen 8: 417 (1883)
  • Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 32: 150 (1926)
  • E. & P. Pf. IV, 3b: 293 (1895)
  • Fl. Madagascar 182, 1: 20 (1967)
  • K.B. 49: 812 (1994)
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 4: 500 (1997)
  • Notul. Syst. 11: 149 (1944)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2014 Hanitrarivo, R.M., et al. [HMR 369] Madagascar K000662512 Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Swynnerton, C.F.M. [97] Zimbabwe K000393691 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Swynnerton, C.F.M. [97] Zimbabwe K000393692 Type Yes
Baron, R. [4915] Madagascar K000393690 Type Yes
Pope, G.; Goyder, D. [2105] Zambia K001446069 Yes
Baron, R. [5864] Madagascar K000393689 Type Yes
Du Puy, B.; Du Puy, D.; Andrianatina, J.; Carlson, B. [s.n.] Madagascar K001295747 Yes
Baron, R. [s.n.] Madagascar K000393688 Type 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 Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East 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