Rubiaceae
Pseudomussaenda

Pseudomussaenda flava Verdc.

First published in Kew Bull. 6: 378 (1951 publ. 1952)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to Ethiopia and Kenya. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Sudan, Uganda, Zaïre

Introduced into:

India, Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • 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.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Cufod., Enumeratio Plantarum Aethiopiae Spermatophyta (Supplement in Bull. Jard. Bot. Brux.) p. 1000 (1965).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 464 (1961).
  • F. W. Andr., The Flowering Plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 2: 459 (1952).
  • Verdc. in Kew Bulletin 6: 378 (1952).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 1951 Thomas, A.S. [Th. 725.] Uganda K000414482 Isotype Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Fantahun Semon; Jensen, M.; Keneei, L. [8030] Ethiopia K005226678 Yes
van der Ben, D. [1386] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005226647 Yes
Andrews, F.W. [A518] Sudan K005226668 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Abebe, W.; Ermias Getachew [13074] Ethiopia K005226680 Yes
Tadesse, M.; Kagnew, G.Y. [2306] Ethiopia K005226679 Yes
Robyns, W. [3990] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005226650 Yes
Dawe, M.T. [630] Uganda K005226649 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Friis, I. [840Z] Ethiopia K005226673 Yes
Lankester, C.H. [s.n.] Sudan K005226661 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, S.; Ermias Getachew; Gichile, M. [9730] Ethiopia K005226674 No
Fredericq [7998] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000414484 Holotype Yes
Lebrun, J.A. [4096] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005226648 Yes
Puff, C.; Kelbessa, E. [820813-5/1] Ethiopia K005226676 Yes
Andrews, F.W. [857] Sudan K005226657 Yes
Puff, C.; Kelbessa, E. [820813-4/1] Ethiopia K005226672 Yes
Germain, R. [4152] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005226645 Yes
Aylmer, G. [36] Sudan K005226656 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, S.; Høst, P.; Desissa, D.; Kebede, S. [7229] Ethiopia K005226677 Yes
Friis, I.; Vollesen, K.B. [515] South Sudan K005226663 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [7318] Angola K005226659 No
Friis, I.; Bidgood, S.; Malaku Wondefrash; Ayana, A.; Simon, F. [9212] Ethiopia K005226675 Yes
Lebrun, J. [3820] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005226652 Yes
Andrews, F.W. [A545] Sudan K005226667 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Sudan K005226665 Yes
Ghesquiere [4738] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005226646 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Abebe, W.; Getachew, E. [13142] Ethiopia K005226681 Yes
Sillitoe, F. [272] Sudan K005226666 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [2855] Sudan K005226670 Yes
Thulin, M.; Hunde, A. [4029] Ethiopia K005226671 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [7318] Angola K005226664 Yes
Taton, A. [540] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005226654 Yes
Lankester, C.H. [s.n.] Sudan K005226662 Yes
Taton [539] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005226653 Yes
Christiaensen [1149] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005226651 Yes
van der Ben, D. [417] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005226655 Yes
Shantz, H.L.; collector [928] Angola K005226658 Yes
Freeman, M.; Lucas [1] Sudan K005226669 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B10591] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005226644 Yes
Lankester, C.H. [s.n.] Sudan K005226660 Yes

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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