Rhamnaceae
Ventilago

Ventilago diffusa (G.Don) Exell

First published in Cat. Vasc. Pl. S. Tomé: 139 (1944)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ivory Coast to SW. Ethiopia and Malawi. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Aké Assi, L. (2002). Flore de la Côte-d'Ivoire: catalogue systématique, biogéographie et écologie. II. Boissiera 58: 1-401.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Johnston, M.C. (1972). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Rhamnaceae: 1-40.
  • Robyns, W. & al. (eds.) (1948-1963). Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1-10.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Cat. S. Tomé 139 (1944).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Aké Assi, L. (2002). Flore de la Côte-d'Ivoire: catalogue systématique, biogéographie et écologie. II. Boissiera 58: 1-401.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Evrard in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 9: 447 (1960).
  • Exell, Cat. Vasc. Pl. S. Tomé: 139 (1944).
  • Keay in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 670 (1958).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2004 Cheek, M. [7319] Cameroon K000198574 Yes
Greenway; [Hunters] [11190] Tanzania K004289496 Yes
Cheek, M.; Gosline; Ndenge [9543] Cameroon K001518389 Yes
Friis, I.; Gilbert, M.G.; K. Vollesen [4118] Ethiopia K004289479 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kirrika [11018] Tanzania K004289495 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Sitoni, D.; K. Vollesen; Whitehouse, C. [4171] Tanzania K004289494 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4793] Kenya K004289493 Yes
Friis, I.; Gilbert, M.G.; K. Vollesen [4044] Ethiopia K004289480 Yes
Dummer, R.A. [5605] Uganda K004289491 Yes
Chapman, J.D.; Chapman, E.G. [7867] Malawi K004289509 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4793] Kenya K004289492 Yes
Friis, I.; Gilbert, M.G.; K. Vollesen [4100] Ethiopia K004289481 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Hunter, J. (Mr.); Hunter, J. (Mrs.) [11190] Tanzania K004289497 Yes
K000036274 Unknown Type Material Yes
Friis, I.; Gilbert, M.G.; K. Vollesen [4118] Ethiopia K004289483 Yes
Friis, I.; Gilbert, M.G.; K. Vollesen [4044] Ethiopia K004289482 Yes
Pócs, T.; Chuwa, S. [89040/D] Tanzania K004289498 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East 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 2025. 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 2025. 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