Polygalaceae
Atroxima

Atroxima liberica Stapf

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 85 (1905)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cabinda, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Zaïre

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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].
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • 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

  • Stapf in Johnston Lib. 578, t. 246.
  • in J. Linn. Soc. 37: 85 (1905)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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].

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1996 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [1140] Cameroon K000540141 No
Jan 1, 1996 Acworth, J.M. [68] Cameroon K000540123 No
Jan 1, 1996 Ndam, N. [1299] Cameroon K000540128 No
Jan 1, 1996 Acworth, J.M. [113] Cameroon K000437664 No
Jan 1, 1996 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [1140] Cameroon K000540129 No
Jan 1, 1994 Wheatley, J.I. [766] Cameroon K000381402 No
Jan 1, 1994 Cheek, M. [5050] Cameroon K000381401 No
Jan 1, 1994 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [713] Cameroon K000381405 No
Jan 1, 1994 Watts, J. [864] Cameroon K000381404 No
Jan 1, 1994 Watts, J. [1018] Cameroon K000085051 No
Jan 1, 1994 Watts, J. [1018] Cameroon K000198693 No
Jan 1, 1994 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [639] Cameroon K000085052 No
Jan 1, 1994 Watts, J. [582] Cameroon K000381403 No
Jan 1, 1993 Wheatley, J.I. [8] Cameroon K000381407 No
Jan 1, 1992 Wheatley, J.I. [165] Cameroon K000381406 No
May 1, 1977 Whyte, A. [s.n.] Liberia K000232057 Type Yes
Ndam, N. [1169] Cameroon K001401842 Yes
Tchouto Mbatchou, G.P. [636] Cameroon K001412380 Yes

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

    • '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 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