Gentianaceae
Anthocleista

Anthocleista schweinfurthii Gilg

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 579 (1893)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Benin to SW. Ethiopia and Zambia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Bruce, E.A. & Lewis, J. (1960). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Loganiaceae: 1-47.
  • 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.
  • Exell, A.W. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1960). Flora Zambesiaca 1(1): 1-336. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hedberg, I., Edwards, S. & Nemomissa, S. (eds.) (2003). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 4(1): 1-352. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Kimpouni, V., Apani, E. & Motom, M. (2013). Analyse phytoécologique de la flore ligneuse de la Haute Sangha (République du Congo). Adansonia, sér. 3, 35: 107-134.
  • Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. & Bamps, P. (1979). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Loganiaceae: 1-149. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
  • 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.
  • 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

  • Bruce & Lewis in F.T.E.A. Loganiac. 11
  • E. A. Bruce in Kew Bull. 10: 51 (1955)
  • F.T.A. 4, 1: 541
  • Leeuwenberg in Acta Bot. Neerl. 10: 24, fig. 12 (for full synonymy).
  • in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 17: 579 (1893)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • 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.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Baker in Flora of Tropical Africa 4 (1): 541 (1903).
  • E. A. Bruce in Kew Bulletin 1955: 51 (1955).
  • Gilg in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 17: 579 (1893).
  • Gilg. in Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theile C: 312 (1895).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 269 (1949).
  • W.J. Eggeling, Indigenous Trees of the Uganda Protectorate, ed. 2: 165 (1952).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [4679] Cameroon K000008668 No
Jul 1, 2003 Cable, S. [2532] Cameroon K000008667 No
Jan 1, 1997 Cable, S.; Gosline, G.; Yilma, T.; Teearu, T.; Slangen, P. [2364] Cameroon K001297651 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Cheek, M. [5692] Cameroon K000011784 No
Jan 1, 1996 Cheek, M. [5692] Cameroon K000011785 No
Sep 28, 1953 Schweinfurth, G. [3037] Sudan K000426542 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 28, 1953 Schweinfurth, G. [3037] Sudan K000426543 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 25, 1953 Soyaux, H. [49] Gabon K000426461 Type Yes
Sep 25, 1953 Smith, C. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000426460 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 25, 1953 Smith, C. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000426459 Unknown Type Material Yes
Angus, A. [291] Zambia K:SPC-06564.000 No
Cheek, M.; Horwath, A.; Ekwoge, Alogwede [13057] Cameroon K001310152 Yes
Dawkins, H.C. [846] Uganda K:SPC-05497.000 No
Mbatchou, G.T. [433] Cameroon K001495622 No
Mbatchou, G.T. [433] Cameroon K001495639 No
Mbatchou, G.T. [433] Cameroon K001495638 No
Osborne, J. [285] Cameroon K001310154 Yes
Osborne, J. [285] Cameroon K001310153 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4504] Uganda K:SPC-22054.000 No
Schweinfurth, G. [3726] Sudan K000426547 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [3726] Sudan K000426546 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [3726] Sudan K000426545 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [3726] Sudan K000426544 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harley, R.M. [9291] Tanzania K:SPC-06562.000 No
Holmes [899] Zambia K:SPC-05498.000 No
Harley, R.M. [9604] Tanzania K:SPC-07050.000 No
Thomas, D.W. [705] Cameroon K000028355 No
Angus, A. [276] Zambia K:SPC-05499.000 No
Mooney, H.F. [9213] Ethiopia K:SPC-22771.000 No

Sources

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    • 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

  • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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