Rubiaceae
Geophila

Geophila afzelii Hiern

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 3: 221 (1877)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Figueiredo, E. (2007). The Rubiaceae of Cabinda (Angola). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 154: 455-495.
  • 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. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Harris, D.J. (2002). The vascular plants of the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Chev. Bot. 344, partly (Chev. 16727)
  • Hepper in Kew Bull. 16: 454 (1963).
  • in F.T.A. 3: 221 (1877)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. (2007). The Rubiaceae of Cabinda (Angola). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 154: 455-495.
  • Harris, D.J. (2002). The vascular plants of the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • Ruhsam, M. (2005). Survey of all the Rubiaceae specimens at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 7, 2017 van der Burgt, X.M. [1615] Sierra Leone K001243781 No
Jul 1, 2007 Burgt, X.M., van der [871] Cameroon K000460485 No
Aug 1, 2006 Cheek, M. [11235] Cameroon K000582231 No
Aug 1, 2006 Cheek, M. [11564] Cameroon K000582232 No
Aug 1, 2006 Etuge, M. [5239] Cameroon K000582230 No
Mar 15, 2002 Ujor, E. [23929] Nigeria K000173377 Yes
Mar 15, 2002 Ujor, E. [23929] Nigeria K000771363 Yes
Mar 15, 2002 Hepper, F.N.; Enti, A.A.; Abbiw, D.K. [7445] Ghana K000771366 No
Mar 15, 2002 Hepper, F.N.; Enti, A.A.; Abbiw, D.K. [7445] Ghana K000173225 Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Staudt [319] Cameroon K000412341 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Louis, Jean [598] Congo, Republic of the K000771364 Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Louis, Jean [598] Congo, Republic of the K000173376 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [10389] Cameroon K000460481 No
Jan 1, 1995 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [999] Cameroon K000086233 No
Jan 1, 1995 Watts, J. [769] Cameroon K000086234 No
Jan 1, 1995 Watts, J. [800] Cameroon K000086340 No
Jan 1, 1995 Cheek, M. [5683] Cameroon K000086235 No
Mann, G. [s.n.] Sao Tome and Principe K000412338 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fraser, P.; Mkete, W. [308] Cameroon K001383909 Yes
Simbiano, F.J.; Diabaté, M.; Konaté, L.; Kolié, M. [78] Guinea K001970530 No
Simbiano, F.J.; Diaby, M.W.; Diabaté, M. [32] Guinea K001970547 No
Cable, S.; Hurst, L.; Etuge, M.; Koopman, S.; Frazer, S. [1850] Cameroon K001418724 Yes
Cable, S.; Hurst; Kennedy; Koopman; Frazer; Mohala [1965] Cameroon K001418723 Yes
Cheek, M. [7913] Cameroon K001401299 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [563] Nigeria K:SPC-03300.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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 2024. 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 2024. 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