Rubiaceae
Lasianthus

Lasianthus kilimandscharicus K.Schum.

First published in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 393 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to Zimbabwe. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

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

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi. Scripta Botanica Belgica 34: 1-199.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 450 (1961).
  • F. White, Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia p. 410 (1962).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 504 (1949).
  • K. Schum. in Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theile C: 396 (1895).
  • Robyns, Flore des Spermatophytes du Parc National Albert 2: 370 (1947).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Harris, T. [359] Mozambique K000613795 No
Patel, H. [7289] Mozambique K000545240 No
Verdcourt, B. [3987A] Kenya K:SPC-32815.000 No
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5254] Tanzania K000190482 No
Harris, T. [522] Malawi K000614606 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1962] Tanzania K:SPC-00885.000 No
Harris, T. [623] Mozambique K000614210 No
Timberlake, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000614503 No
Timberlake, J. [5193] Mozambique K000613921 No
Harris, T. [683] Mozambique K000614262 No
Timberlake, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000614728 No
Patel, H. [7271] Mozambique K000545229 No
Harris, T. [s.n.] Malawi K000614617 No
Patel, H. [8010] Mozambique K000614337 No
Harris, T. [449] Mozambique K000613885 No
Timberlake, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000614810 No
Harris, T. [541] Malawi K000614622 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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