Rubiaceae
Lasianthus

Lasianthus batangensis K.Schum.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 107 (1899)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Tanzania. It is a scrambling subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cabinda, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Jannerup, P.L. (2006). A revision of the genus Lasianthus (Rubiaceae) in Africa, excluding Madagascar. Nordic Journal of Botany 23: 641-702.
  • 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.
  • Ntore, S. & Lachenaud, O. (2020). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi), n.s., Rubiaceae Tribu XVI a XVIII: 1-85. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
  • 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

  • in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 28: 107 (1899), incl. var. longepetiolata K. Schum.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Jannerup, P.L. (2006). A revision of the genus Lasianthus (Rubiaceae) in Africa, excluding Madagascar. Nordic Journal of Botany 23: 641-702.
  • Ntore, S. & Lachenaud, O. (2020). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi), n.s., Rubiaceae Tribu XVI a XVIII: 1-85. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
  • 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?
Aug 1, 2022 Haba, P.M.; Bouamou, D.; Diabeté, M.F.; Guilavogui, N. [607] Guinea K001310717 Yes
Aug 1, 2022 Haba, P.M.; Délamou, P.; Dolo, B. [529] Guinea K001310718 Yes
Aug 1, 2022 Haba, P.M.; Soumaoro, S.K.; Gbilimou, L.T.; Delamou, R.; Kolié, R. [1139] Guinea K001310719 Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Tchiengue, B. [2201] Cameroon K000673227 No
Jul 1, 2007 Tchiengue, B. [2756] Cameroon K000518630 No
Jul 1, 2007 Tchiengue, B. [2841] Cameroon K000518631 No
Jul 1, 2006 Tadjouteu, F. [578] Cameroon K000461004 No
Jul 1, 2006 Cheek, M. [11206] Cameroon K000461005 No
Jan 1, 2002 Talbot, P.A. [266] Nigeria K000172650 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Watts, J. [765] Cameroon K000085945 No
Jan 1, 1994 Harris, D.J. [3749] Cameroon K000085944 No
Jan 1, 1994 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [986] Cameroon K000085948 No
Jan 1, 1994 Watts, J. [832] Cameroon K000085947 No
Jan 1, 1994 Wheatley, J.I. [804] Cameroon K000085946 No
Jongkind, C.; Diabate, M.; Bilivogui, D. [11603] Guinea K001561107 Yes
Sene, O.; Tah, K.; Okon, F.; Dennis, O.; Simon, T.; Peter, T. [638] Cameroon K001562816 No
Mann, G. [917] Gabon K000379500 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Gossweiler, J. [7637] Lasianthus africanus subsp. mayumbensis K000172641 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Gossweiler, J. [7637] Lasianthus africanus subsp. mayumbensis K000172640 Type Yes
Sep 1, 2001 Thomas, A.S. [1340] Uganda Lasianthus seseensis K000172646 Isotype Yes
Sep 1, 2001 Thomas, A.S. [1340] Uganda Lasianthus seseensis K000172645 Isotype Yes
Sep 1, 2001 Thomas, A.S. [1340] Uganda Lasianthus seseensis K000172644 Type Yes
Dawkins, H.C. [456] Uganda Lasianthus seseensis K:SPC-04703.000 No

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

  • 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 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