Arecaceae
Eremospatha

Eremospatha cuspidata (G.Mann & H.Wendl.) H.Wendl.

First published in O.C.E.de Kerchove de Denterghem, Palmiers: 244 (1878)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Central Tropical Africa to NW. Zambia. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Couvreur, T.L.P. & Sunderland, T.C.H. (2022). Flore du Cameroun 44: 1-138. Ministère de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche scientifique (Mesres), Yaoundé.
  • Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sunderland, T.C.H. (2012). A taxonomic revision of the rattans of Africa (Arecaceae: Calamoideae). Phytotaxa 51: 1-76.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2010). Flora Zambesiaca 13(2): 1-83. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Palmweb - Palms of the World Online

  • T.C.H Sunderland, A taxonomic revision of the rattans of Africa (Arecaceae: Calamoideae) in Phytotaxa 51. 2012

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Sunderland, T.C.H. (2012). A taxonomic revision of the rattans of Africa (Arecaceae: Calamoideae). Phytotaxa 51: 1-76.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 6, 2013 Couvreur, T.L.P.; Sauquet, H.J.X.; Faye A.; Niangadouma, R. [526] Gabon K001871356 No
Sep 2, 2012 Kami, T.; Kami, E.; Mpandzou, A.; Nsongola, G.; Ngoliele, A.; Merklinger, F.; van der Burgt, X.M. [1332] K000749125 Yes
Feb 1, 2002 Cheek, M. [10423] Cameroon K000025705 Yes
Feb 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [3982] Cameroon K000025706 Yes
Feb 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [1397] Cameroon K000025704 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Loveridge, J.P. [931] Zimbabwe K000209197 Yes
Apr 8, 1998 Sunderland, T.C.H. [1922] Equatorial Guinea K:SPC-64231.000 No
Apr 8, 1998 Sunderland, T.C.H.; Dinga Njingum; Crisantos Obama [1922] Equatorial Guinea K000520161 Yes
Mar 28, 1998 Sunderland, T.C.H.; Dinga Njingum; Crisantos Obama [1909] Equatorial Guinea K000520162 Yes
Mar 13, 1997 Sunderland, T.C.H.; Dinga Njingum; Crisantos Obama [1792] Equatorial Guinea K000520160 Yes
van Valkenburg, J.; Degreef, J.; Azizet Issembé, Y.; Boussiengui, J-N. [3101] Gabon K000986835 Yes
Fay [4021] Central African Republic K000520159 Yes
Bruneau, A. [1074] Cameroon K000025711 Yes
Crawford, F.M.; Darbyshire, T.; Goyder, D.J.; Gomes, A.L. [FC 781] Angola K000787786 No
Mann, G. [1043] Gabon K000321039 Holotype Yes
Mann, G. [1043] Gabon K000321040 Holotype Yes
Mann, G. [1043] Gabon K000321037 Holotype Yes
Mann, G. [1043] Gabon K000321038 Holotype Yes
Illegible [9546] Cameroon K000707012 Yes
Van Valkenburg; Sunderland, T.C.H. [2632] Gabon K000208505 Yes
Milne-Redhead [4219] Angola K000209196 Yes
Mutimushi [3372] Zambia K000209195 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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

  • Palmweb - Palms of the World Online

    • Palmweb 2011. Palmweb: Palms of the World Online. Published on the internet http://www.palmweb.org. Accessed on 21/04/2013
    • Content licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0