Rubiaceae
Rytigynia

Rytigynia canthioides (Benth.) Robyns

First published in Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 11: 188 (1928)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa, Congo. It is a scrambling shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Togo

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in Bull. Jard. Bot. Brux. 11: 188 (1928).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Ruhsam, M. (2005). Survey of all the Rubiaceae specimens at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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?
Oct 1, 1959 Whyte, A. [s.n.] Liberia K000412440 Type Yes
Mar 1, 1925 Scott Elliot, G.F. [5889] Sierra Leone K000412441 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 1925 Don [s.n.] Sierra Leone K000412443 Type Yes
Mar 1, 1925 Don [s.n.] Sierra Leone K000412442 Type Yes
Bonardi, D. [15] Cote d'Ivoire K001766840 No
Jongkind, C.C.H. [5299] Liberia K000609952 Yes
Jongkind, C.; Bilivogui, D. [11374] Guinea K001532050 Yes
Harder, D.K.; Merello, M.C.; Welsing, A.; Amponsah, J.; Gyeke, D.; Amoako, C. [3318] Ghana K001569031 Yes
Hall, J.B. [999] Ghana K001569032 Yes
Enti, A.A. [FH7541] Ghana K001569029 Yes
Enti, A.A. [F.H.7831] Ghana K001569030 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/

  • 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