Annonaceae
Uvaria

Uvaria chamae P.Beauv.

First published in Fl. Oware 2: 43 (1816)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to S. Sudan. It is a scrambling shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Catarino, L., Martins, E.S., Diniz, M.A. & Pinto-Basto, M.F. (2006). Check-list da flora vascular do parque natural das Lagos de Cufada (Guiné-Bissau). Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17: 97-141.
  • Couvreur, T.L., Dagallier, L.-P.M.J., Crozier, F., Ghogue, J.-P., Hoekstra, P.H., Kamdem, N.G., Johnson, D.M., Murray, N.A. & Sonké, B. (2022). Flora of Cameroon - Annonaceae Vol 45. PhytoKeys 207: 1-532.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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].
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Jones, M. (1991). A checklist of Gambian plants: 1-33. Michael Jones, The Gambia College.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Robyns, W. & al. (eds.) (1948-1963). Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1-10.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Aubrév. Fl. Soud.-Guin. 37.
  • Engl. & Diels Monogr. 15
  • —F.T.A. 1: 22

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Catarino, L., Martins, E.S., Diniz, M.A. & Pinto-Basto, M.F. (2006). Check-list da flora vascular do parque natural das Lagos de Cufada (Guiné-Bissau). Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17: 97-141.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Jones, M. (1991). A checklist of Gambian plants: 1-33. Michael Jones, The Gambia College.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 1984 Letouzey, R. [13994] Cameroon K000105356 No
May 1, 1984 Letouzey, R. [13999] Cameroon K000105357 No
Mar 1, 1981 Hakki, M.; Leuenberger, B.; Schiers, C. [243] Togo K000354653 No
Jan 1, 1973 Geerling, C.; Bokdam, J. [2848] Cote d'Ivoire K000354639 Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Enti, A.A. [1243] Ghana K000354644 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Morton; Jarr [2162] Sierra Leone K000354636 Yes
Jan 1, 1966 de Wilde, W. [355] Cote d'Ivoire K000354643 Yes
Jan 1, 1966 de Wilde, W. [761] Cote d'Ivoire K000354641 Yes
Jan 1, 1966 de Wilde, W. [475] Cote d'Ivoire K000354642 Yes
Jan 1, 1964 Oldeman, R.A.A. [326] Cote d'Ivoire K000354640 Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Adams, C.D. [4021] Ghana K000354648 Yes
Nov 21, 1951 Deighton, F.C. [5510] Sierra Leone K000354633 Yes
Jun 5, 1951 Cousens, J.E. [3842] Nigeria K000354650 No
Pascaa [7679] Togo K000354652 No
Berghen, V. [11] Senegal K000354619 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [5060] Ghana K:SPC-15052.000 No
Gombahun, P.F. [133] Sierra Leone K000354635 Yes
Adams, C.D. [2448] Ghana K000354647 Yes
Santo, E. [1933] Guinea-Bissau K000354623 No
s.coll. [3203] Guinea-Bissau K000354624 No
Deighton, F.C. [1960] Sierra Leone K000354634 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [5047] Nigeria K:SPC-17634.000 No
Debeaux [425] Guinea K000354627 No
Chevalier, A.J.B. [4449] Benin K000354654 No
Berghen, V. [11] Senegal K000354618 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [5023] Nigeria K:SPC-17635.000 No
Scott Elliot, G.F. [4562] Guinea K000354628 No
Lawesson, J.E. [7423] Senegal K000354617 No
s.coll. [17633] Guinea K000354625 No
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [4321] Burkina Faso K000354638 Yes
Adams, C.D. [4779] Ghana K000354646 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [5316] Guinea K000354629 No
Morton, J.K. [7426] Ghana K000354613 Yes
Rose Innes, R. [30345] Ghana K000354612 Yes
Morton, J.K. [766] Ghana K000354614 Yes
Small, D. [133] Sierra Leone K:SPC-06459.000 No
Olorunfemi, J. [55810] Nigeria K000354651 No
Richards, P.W. [5099] Nigeria K000354649 No
Deighton, F.C. [2741] Sierra Leone K000354631 Yes
s.coll. [16488] Guinea K000354626 No
Cole, N.H.A. [60] Sierra Leone K000354630 Yes
Scholes, J. [291] Ghana K000354645 Yes
Floret, J.J. [1425] Mali K000354622 No
Adames, P. [171] Sierra Leone K000354637 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [5233] Sierra Leone K000354632 Yes
Morton, J.K. [1990] Ghana K000354615 Yes

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/

  • 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 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