Annonaceae
Xylopia

Xylopia rubescens Oliv.

First published in Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 30 (1868)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Uganda and Zambia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, 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.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • 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.
  • Exell, A.W. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1960). Flora Zambesiaca 1(1): 1-336. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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.
  • Johnson, D.M. & Murray, N.A. (2018). A revision of Xylopia L. (Annonaceae): the species of Tropical Africa. PhytoKeys 97: 1-252.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • 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.
  • Verdcourt, B. (1971). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Annonaceae: 1-131.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Engl. & Diels Monogr. 60.
  • —F.T.A. 1: 30 (1868)

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.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Johnson, D.M. & Murray, N.A. (2018). A revision of Xylopia L. (Annonaceae): the species of Tropical Africa. PhytoKeys 97: 1-252.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • 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.
  • Verdcourt, B. (1971). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Annonaceae: 1-131.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Boutique in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 2: 322 (1951).
  • Engl. & Diels in Monographieen Afrikanischer Pflanzen-Familien und Gattungen 6: 60 (1901).
  • F. White, Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia p. 54 (1962).
  • Keay, Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2,1: 41 (1954).
  • Le Thomas in Fl. Gabon 16, Annonacées: 159, t. 28/1–9 (1969).
  • Oliv. in Flora of Tropical Africa 1: 30 (1868).
  • Paiva in Mem. Soc. Brot. 19: 72 (1966).
  • Robson in Flora Zambesiaca 1:134, t. 14/B (1960).
  • W.J. Eggeling, Indigenous Trees of the Uganda Protectorate, ed. 2: 23 (1952).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2022 Rieder, C.; Camara, M. [352] Guinea K000010772 No
Jul 1, 2014 Thomson, W.C. [53] Nigeria K000199073 Type Yes
Jun 1, 2014 Bates, G.L. [561] K000199058 Type Yes
Jun 1, 2014 Dinklage, M. [2006] Liberia K000199075 Isotype Yes
Jun 1, 2014 Dinklage, M. [2006] Liberia K000199076 Type Yes
Jun 1, 2014 Dinklage, M. [2006] Liberia K000199074 Isotype Yes
Jun 1, 2010 Cheek, M. [11579] Cameroon K000460003 Yes
Jun 1, 2010 Cheek, M. [11999] Cameroon K000460009 Yes
Jul 1, 2006 Etuge, M. [5305] Cameroon K000460005 Yes
Richards, H.M. [3696] Zambia K:SPC-11626.000 No
Descoings, B. [5904] Congo, Republic of the K001553617 Yes
Zenker, G.A. [2827] Cameroon K000199060 Isotype Yes

Sources

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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

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    • 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