Rubiaceae
Vangueria

Vangueria infausta Burch.

First published in Trav. S. Africa 2: 258 (1824)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cameroon to Sudan and S. Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, DR Congo, Eswatini, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Calane da Silva, M., Izdine, S. & Amuse, A.B. (2004). A Preliminary Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Mozambique: 1-184. SABONET, Pretoria.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.
  • 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.
  • Zhou, Y.D. & al. (2023). Flora of Kenya 23: 1-454. Changjiang publishing & Media, Hubei Science & Technology Press, NatureKenya.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Ruhsam, M. (2005). Survey of all the Rubiaceae specimens at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Zhou, Y.D. & al. (2023). Flora of Kenya 23: 1-454. Changjiang publishing & Media, Hubei Science & Technology Press, NatureKenya.

Kew Plants for Health

  • "SEPASAL database. (RBG Kew, 1999)"
  • "World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)"
  • MPNS Import
  • US-FDA GSRS (2025)

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Breitenb., Indig. Trees S. Afr.: 1130, fig. on p. 1129 (1965).
  • Bridson & Troupin in Fl. Pl. Lign. Rwanda: 610, fig. 207.3 (1982).
  • Bridson, Troupin & Verdc. in Fl. Rwanda 3: 230, fig. 73.2 (1985).
  • Burchell, Travels S. Afr. 2: 258, fig. on p. 259 (1824).
  • Coates Palgrave, Trees S. Afr.: 873 (1977).
  • DC., Prodr. 4: 454 (1830).
  • Hiern in Flora of Tropical Africa 3: 147 (1877).
  • K. Schum. in Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theile C: 384 (1895).
  • Palmer & Pitman,Trees S. Afr. 3: 2079, figs, on p. 2080 (1972).
  • Palmer, Field Guide Trees S. Afr.: 293 (1977).
  • Robyns in Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'État a Bruxelles 11: 307 (1928).
  • Sond. in Fl. Cap. 3: 13 (1865).
  • Verdc. in Kew Bulletin 36: 549 (1981).
  • van Wyk, Trees Kruger Nat. Park 2: 571, t. 702 (1973).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 1925 Burchell, W.J. [2163] South Africa K000412115 Type Yes
Mar 1, 1925 Burchell, W.J. [2629] South Africa K000412117 Type Yes
Mar 1, 1925 Burchell, W.J. [2142] South Africa K000412116 Type Yes
Whyte, A.; McClounie [s.n.] Malawi K004984508 Yes
Clements, J.B. [160] Malawi K004984509 Yes
Patel, I.H.; Kwatha, R.B. [2894] Malawi K004984489 Yes
Cheek, M.; Banze, A.; Fijamo, V.; Jeque, C.; Massunde, J.; Nkuna, L. [18008] Mozambique K001417142 Yes
[J.W. Purse] [253] Malawi K004984494 Yes
Bridson, D. [216] Rwanda K:SPC-43914.000 No
Hornby [1070b] Mozambique K004984563 Yes
Chapman, J.D. [449] Malawi K004984502 Yes
Patel, I.H.; Nachamba, W. [1770] Malawi K004984506 Yes
Bridson [36] Kenya K:SPC-43687.000 No
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K004984488 Yes
Topham, P. [603] Malawi K004984503 Yes
Chapman, J.D. [1088] Malawi K004984491 Yes
Forbes [s.n.] Mozambique K000823306 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [8708] Malawi K004984497 Yes
Patel, I.H.; Salubeni, A.J.; Banda, C.S. [1676] Malawi K004984490 Yes
Balaka, J.L.; Seyani, J.H.; Kaunda, K. [817] Malawi K004984507 Yes
Groenendijk, E.M.C. [2026] Mozambique K000823312 Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [27414] Mozambique K000823316 Yes
Merrett, L. [2145] Zambia K001553914 Yes
Fijamo, V.; Hudson, A.; Massunde, J.A.; Mudsai, F.M. [100] Mozambique K004984562 Yes
Harder, D.K.; Luwiika, B.; Nawa, M.M.; Chumpa, N. [2327] Zambia K004984559 Yes
Groenendijk, E.M.C.; Dungo, J. [1570] Mozambique K000823314 Yes
Timberlake, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000614763 No
Malawi K:SPC-65854.000 No
Smith, P.P. [1530] Zambia K004984561 Yes
Blackmore, S.; Masiye, M.J.; Banda, E.A.K. [1069] Malawi K004984496 Yes
Chapman, J.D.; Chapman, E.G. [9414] Malawi K004984487 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F597] Zambia K004984554 Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [30120] Mozambique K000823315 Yes
de Lemos, F. [315] Mozambique K000823317 Yes
Shantz, H.L. [346] Mozambique K000823307 Yes
Zimba, N.B.; Harder, D.K.; Bingham, M.; Luwiika, B. [824] Zambia K004984560 Yes
Buchanan, J. [233] Malawi K004984492 Yes
Buchanan, J. [29] Malawi K004984504 Yes
Schlechter [11550] Mozambique K000823308 Yes
Groenendijk, E.M.C. [2210] Mozambique K000823311 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [[8512b]] Malawi K004984493 Yes
Gomes e Sousa, A.F. [3687] Mozambique K000823310 Yes
Balsinhas, A. [245] Mozambique K000823313 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F2599] Zambia K004984558 Yes
Darbyshire, I.; Banze, A.; Timberlake, J.; Fijamo, V. [950] Mozambique K001187592 Yes
s.coll. [11978] Mozambique K000823309 Yes
Patel, I.H.; Nachamba, W. [1770] Malawi K004984505 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F950] Zambia K004984553 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Banda, E.A. [9887] Malawi K004984495 Yes

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