Loganiaceae
Strychnos

Strychnos scheffleri Gilg

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 36: 93 (1905)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Central & E. Tropical Africa. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Tanzania

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bruce, E.A. & Lewis, J. (1960). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Loganiaceae: 1-47.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Harris, D.J. (2002). Vasc. Pl. Dzanga-Sangha: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • 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.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Harris, D.J. (2002). Vasc. Pl. Dzanga-Sangha: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • 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.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • E. A. Bruce in Kew Bulletin 1956: 153 (1956).
  • Gilg & Busse in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 36: 95 (1905).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 276 (1949).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1974 Faden, R.B. [70] Kenya K000239457 No
Jan 1, 1967 Louis, J. [6204] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000426615 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Gossweiler [9148b] Angola K000426783 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Louis, J. [6204] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000426616 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3354] Tanzania K000239460 No
Jan 1, 1967 Greenway, P.J. [999] Tanzania K000239465 No
Jan 1, 1967 Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1094] Kenya K000239454 No
Jan 1, 1967 Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1094] Kenya K000239456 No
Jan 1, 1967 Procter, J.E.A. [385] Tanzania K000239466 No
Jan 21, 1955 Elliot, C.W. [327] Tanzania K000239461 No
Hawthorne, W. [1491] Tanzania K000239467 No
Ruffo [1049] Tanzania K000239464 No
Agnew; Chavasu [11211] Kenya K000239458 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3354] Tanzania K:SPC-16670.000 No
Ruffo; Sigara, T. [2970] Tanzania K000239462 No
Eilu, G. [164] Uganda K000239453 No
Mabberley, D.J. [1529] Tanzania K000239468 Yes
Ruffo; Mmari [1900] Tanzania K000239463 No
Agnew; Chavasu [11211] Kenya K000239459 Yes
Graham, R.M. [2045] Kenya K000239455 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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