Polygalaceae
Carpolobia

Carpolobia lutea G.Don

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

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • —F.T.A. 1: 136

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1996 Sonké, B. [1174], Cameroon K000540131 No
Jan 1, 1996 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [1157], Cameroon K000798159 No
Jan 1, 1996 Akogo, M. [276], Cameroon K000798152 No
Jan 1, 1996 Ekema, N. [1023], Cameroon K000798151 No
Jan 1, 1996 Acworth, J.M. [49], Cameroon K000540140 No
Jan 1, 1996 Ekema, N. [887], Cameroon K000540130 No
Jan 1, 1985 Thomas, D.W. [4368], Cameroon K000106306 No
Jan 1, 1985 Thomas, D.W. [3236], Cameroon K000106311 No
Jan 1, 1977 Vigne, G. [1619], Ghana K000232065 holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Don, G. [s.n.], Sierra Leone K000232066 isotype Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [5170], Ghana 15211.000 No
Burtt, B.L. [B5], Nigeria 21821.000 No
Meikle, R.D. [1156], Nigeria 21822.000 No
Meikle, R.D. [626], Nigeria 21823.000 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [8756], Nigeria 692.000 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [9059], Nigeria 9020.000 No
Thomas, D.W. [2695], Cameroon K000106307 No
Thomas, D.W. [4855], Cameroon K000106308 No

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