Commelinaceae

Palisota Rchb.

First published in Consp. Regn. Veg.: 59 (1828)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia

Introduced into:

Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-244.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 8: 27. Nom. cons.
  • Gen. Pl. 125 (1836)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2009 Traoré, A.; Cheek, M.; Fatoumata, F.; Kouroume, K.; Ouemouno, J. [138] K:SPC-76204.000 No
Jul 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [9060] Cameroon K000108435 Yes
Jul 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [1822] Cameroon K000108440 Yes
Jul 1, 2001 Cable, S. [1250] Cameroon K000108436 No
Jul 1, 2001 Ryan, P. [402] Cameroon K000108438 Yes
Jul 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [2183] Cameroon K000108439 No
Jul 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [4037] Cameroon K000108437 Yes
Aug 1, 1998 Cheek, M. [8548] Cameroon K000746710 Yes
Aug 1, 1998 Etuge, M. [3561] Cameroon K000746700 Yes
Aug 1, 1998 Etuge, M. [3628] Cameroon K000746709 Yes
Andrews, F.W. [1595] Sudan K:SPC-12980.000 No
Nkeng, P. [119] Cameroon K001383994 Yes
Brunt, M. [169] K002792614 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [s.n.] Cameroon K002792616 Yes
K:SPC-04599.000 No
Morton, J.K. [6714] Cameroon K002792615 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [9501] Cameroon K:SPC-12976.000 No
Price, R.W.H.; Evans, G.B. [104] Cameroon K:SPC-29135.000 No
Morton, J.K. [A3864] K002792303 Yes
Harris, D.J. [2582] Central African Republic K:SPC-60066.000 No
Stanfield, D.P. [149] Nigeria K:SPC-02261.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1854] Tanzania K:SPC-12979.000 No
Bogner, J. [1264] Gabon K:SPC-40886.000 No
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI 25518] Nigeria K:SPC-07166.000 No
Osmaston, H.A. [1389] Uganda K:SPC-04600.000 No
Pyne, C.T. [77] Sierra Leone K:SPC-25707.000 No
Bauer, P.J. [178] Cameroon K:SPC-34071.000 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [8402] Nigeria K:SPC-04597.000 No
Dawkins, H.C. [813] Uganda K:SPC-12972.000 No
Dalziel, J.M. [8349] Nigeria K:SPC-15125.000 No
K:SPC-15124.000 No
Mildbraed [8879] Cameroon K000307690 Type No
Mildbraed [8879] Cameroon K000307691 Type Yes
Harris, D.J. [2610] Central African Republic K:SPC-60042.000 No
Hope Simpson, J.F. [295] Sudan K:SPC-19102.000 No
Wieringa, J.J.; Hoekstra, P.H.; Niangadouma, R.; Boussiengui, N.J. [6121] Gabon K002792613 Yes
Dawkins, H.C. [373] Uganda K:SPC-19103.000 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [9477] Cameroon K:SPC-02257.000 No
s.coll. [13795] Angola K002792672 Yes

Sources

  • 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.

  • 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