Rubiaceae
Agathisanthemum

Agathisanthemum globosum (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Klotzsch

First published in W.C.H.Peters, Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(Bot., 1): 294 (1861)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Gabon to E. & S. Tropical Africa. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Calane da Silva, M., Izdine, S. & Amuse, A.B. (2004). A Preliminary Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Mozambique: 1-184. SABONET, Pretoria.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lachenaud, O. (2009). La flore des plantes vasculaires de la République du Congo: nouvelles données. Systematics and Geography of Plants 79: 199-214.
  • Walters, G., Dauby, G., Stévart, T., Dessein, S., Niangadouma, R. & Lachenaud, O. (2011). Novitates Gabonenses 80. Additions and corrections to the flora of Gabon. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 68: 423-442.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Lachenaud, O. (2009). La flore des plantes vasculaires de la République du Congo: nouvelles données. Systematics and Geography of Plants 79: 199-214.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 1951 Schimper [11.512] Ethiopia K000414401 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1949 Schimper [512] Ethiopia K000414403 Type Yes
[Mussenders] [608] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005220091 Yes
Lisowski, S. [10473] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005220099 Yes
Robyns [2113] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005220092 Yes
Francisco, M.; Rafael, M.; Camôngua, J. [FM1567] Angola K001625996 Yes
Luxen [357] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005220096 Yes
s.coll. [8535] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005220103 Yes
de Saeger, H. [1556] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005220104 Yes
[Caton] [380] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005220090 Yes
Robyns [1807] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005220094 Yes
Klaine, R.P. [s.n.] K005220106 Yes
Merrett, L. [2310] Zambia K001567236 Yes
Malaisse, F. [9463] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005220101 Yes
Empain, A.; Malaisse, F.; Robbrecht, E. [2000] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005220087 Yes
de Wilde, J.J.F.E.; Arends, J.C.; Louis, A.M.; Bouman, F.; Karper, J.J. [586] K005220105 Yes
Quarre, P. [184] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005220098 Yes
Empain, A.; Malaisse, F.; Robbrecht, E. [1842] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005220089 Yes
Robyns [1567] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005220093 Yes
[J. Luarre] [2362] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005220097 Yes
Emson, H.E. [357] Tanzania K000414398 Type Yes
Empain, A.; Malaisse, F.; Robbrecht, E. [2000] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005220102 Yes
[Luchize] [230] Congo, Republic of the K005220095 Yes
K000414402 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Maleidde]; [Robbrecht] [1811] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005220088 Yes
s.coll. [10472] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005220100 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Lunan, M. [H86/46] Tanzania Agathisanthemum quadricostatum K000414399 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1949 [J.M.P.] [114] Malawi Agathisanthemum quadricostatum K000414394 Type 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