Melastomataceae
Dissotis

Dissotis grandiflora (Sm.) Benth.

First published in Niger Fl.: 347 (1849)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Congo.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 9, 2022 Balde, A.; Konomou, G. [924] Guinea K001310699 Yes
Birnbaum; Philippe [1066] Mali K002833235 Yes
Burbidge, K.G. [537] Sierra Leone K002833273 Yes
Dawe, M.T. [s.n.] Sierra Leone K002833270 Yes
Morton; Cole [SL4066] Sierra Leone K002833261 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [1046] Sierra Leone K002833266 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [s.n.] Sierra Leone K002833271 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [2513] Sierra Leone K002833277 Yes
Bequaert, J.C. [96] Liberia K002833237 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Sidibe, O. [15668] Mali K002833236 Yes
Dawe, M.T. [s.n.] Sierra Leone K002833265 Yes
Sharland, R.E. [s.n.] Nigeria K002833238 Yes
Simbiano, F.J.; Konaté, L. [386] Guinea K001970182 No
Morton, J.K. [SL939] Sierra Leone K002833275 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [1187] Sierra Leone K002833272 Yes
Small, D. [299] Sierra Leone K002833269 Yes
Balde, A.; Konomou, G. [935] K001310505 Yes
Sharland [781] Nigeria K002833239 Yes
Sinsin, B.; Agbani, P.; Adokpo, C. [2901] Benin K001297814 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [3283] Cote d'Ivoire K002833246 Yes
Don [s.n.] Sierra Leone K000313126 Unknown Type Material Yes
Farmar, L. [261] Guinea K002833234 Yes
Langdale-Brown, I. [2582] Guinea K002833232 Yes
Hencelot [77] K000313124 Unknown Type Material Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [s.n.] Sierra Leone K002833263 Yes
Boughey, A.S. [GC18068] Cote d'Ivoire K002833243 Yes
Boughey, A.S. [GC18078] Cote d'Ivoire K002833244 Yes
Onochie, C.F.A. [FHI40179] Nigeria K002833240 Yes
Hall, J.B. [1423] Ghana K002833242 Yes
Jongkind, C.C.H.; Holié, J.L.; Cherif, P. [7736] Guinea K002833231 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [2285] Sierra Leone K002833264 Yes
Lock; Hall [GC44838] Ghana K002833241 No
Schnell [6887] Guinea K002833233 Yes
Dawe, M.T. [s.n.] Sierra Leone K002833268 Yes
Haswell, D.R. [110] Sierra Leone K002833262 Yes
Bakshi, T.S. [137] Sierra Leone K002833276 Yes
Boughey, A.S. [GC18069] Cote d'Ivoire K002833245 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [5416] Sierra Leone K002833267 Yes
Morton; Gledhill [SL1054] Sierra Leone K002833274 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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