Gentianaceae
Anthocleista

Anthocleista obanensis Wernham

First published in A.B.Rendle & al., Cat. Pl. Oban: 67 (1913)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Nigeria to W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a scrambling tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Nigeria, Zaïre

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. & Bamps, P. (1979). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Loganiaceae: 1-149. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Leeuwenberg in Acta Bot. Neerl. 10: 34, fig. 16.
  • in Cat. Talb. 67 (1913)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1996 Cheek, M. [5202] Cameroon K000011839 No
Jan 1, 1996 Harris, D.J. [3643] Cameroon K000011769 No
Jan 1, 1996 Harris, D.J. [3643] Cameroon K000011768 No
Jan 1, 1996 Cheek, M. [5202] Cameroon K000011780 No
Jan 1, 1960 Talbot, P.A. [305] Nigeria K000426464 Isotype Yes
Thomas, D.W. [564] Cameroon K:SPC-43484.000 No
[F.H128079] Nigeria K:SPC-06568.000 No
Thomas, D.W. [564] Cameroon K000028359 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

    • 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