Polygalaceae
Carpolobia

Carpolobia alba G.Don

First published in Gen. Hist. 1: 370 (1831)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to N. Angola. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Catarino, L., Martins, E.S., Diniz, M.A. & Pinto-Basto, M.F. (2006). Check-list da flora vascular do parque natural das Lagos de Cufada (Guiné-Bissau). Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17: 97-141.
  • 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. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • 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

  • Chev. Fl. Viv. 1: 276.
  • Chev. Fl. Viv. 1: 276. C. parvifolia (Oliv.)
  • F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 1: 99
  • Stapf in Johnston Lib. 578
  • —F.T.A. 1: 135, partly, including var. parvifolia Ollv.

Kew Backbone Distributions

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

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 2005 Etuge, M. [5133], Cameroon K000199840 No
Sep 1, 2005 Cheek, M. [11548], Cameroon K000199841 No
Sep 1, 2005 Darbyshire, I. [279], Cameroon K000199842 No
Dec 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [413], Cameroon K000106305 No
Dec 1, 2003 Biye, E. [66], Cameroon K000198258 No
Dec 1, 2003 Cable, S. [747], Cameroon K000198262 No
Dec 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [1573], Cameroon K000198263 No
Dec 1, 2003 Thomas, D.W. [5143], Cameroon K000106309 No
Dec 1, 2003 Cheek, M. [10421], Cameroon K000198259 No
Dec 1, 2003 Thomas, D.W. [5510], Cameroon K000106310 No
Dec 1, 2003 Lane, P. [388], Cameroon K000198265 No
Dec 1, 2003 Nemba, J. [301], Cameroon K000106313 No
Dec 1, 2003 Gosline, G. [214], Cameroon K000198264 No
Dec 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [4482 r], Cameroon K000198260 No
Dec 1, 1999 Onana, J.-M. [979], Cameroon K000198261 No
Jan 1, 1993 Nkeng, P. [48], Cameroon K000381409 No
Jan 1, 1992 Sunderland, T.C.H. [1126], Cameroon K000381410 No
Jan 1, 1992 Nguembock, F. [21b], Cameroon K000381412 No
Jan 1, 1988 Manning, S.D. [1536], Cameroon K000106304 No
Jan 1, 1977 Thomson, W.C. [65], Nigeria K000231849 paratype Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Don, G. [s.n.], Sierra Leone K000231850 Unknown type material Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Mann [78], Equatorial Guinea K000232067 holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Binuyo, A. [35492], Cameroon K000106300 No
Jan 1, 1977 Mildbraed, G. W. J. [10604], Cameroon K000106301 No
Jan 1, 1976 Brenan, J.P.M. [9308], Cameroon K000106299 No
Jan 1, 1968 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [6952], Cameroon K000106302 No
Dawkins, H.C. [382], Uganda 21819.000 No
Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [30], Cameroon K000798156 No
Mildbraed, G. W. J. [10503], Cameroon K000106303 No
Staudt, A. [460], Cameroon K000106298 No
Thomas, D.W. [10158], Cameroon K000798150 No
Jan 1, 1977 Mann [s.n.], Equatorial Guinea Carpolobia glabrescens K000232068 holotype Yes

Sources

  • 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
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. 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 2023. 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