Rubiaceae
Virectaria

Virectaria angustifolia (Hiern) Bremek.

First published in Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 48(2): 21 (1952)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Nigeria to Gabon. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Gabon, Nigeria

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Verdc, in Bull. Jard. Bot. Brux. 23: 47.
  • in Verh. K. Nederl. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., sect. 2, 48: 21 (1952)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 2023 Nguembou, C.; Tadjouteu; Edmundo; Stone; Etuge; Cheek; Ghoge [651] Cameroon K001562847 No
May 1, 2023 Nguembou, C.; Ghogue; Nana; Lumba [618] Cameroon K001562843 No
Feb 1, 2004 Cheek, M. [8172] Cameroon K000518894 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [9707] Cameroon K000025442 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [4463] Cameroon K000025406 Yes
Aug 1, 1999 Cheek, M. [8856] Cameroon K000936066 Yes
Mambo, P.; Thomas, D.W. [247] Cameroon K004723035 Yes
Cheek, M.; Sama, E.; Ndive, B.; Enow. [14058] Cameroon K001518726 Yes
Sonké, B. [724A] Cameroon K000608746 Yes
Nemba, J.; Thomas, D.W. [321] Cameroon K004723034 Yes
Mildbraed, J. [10659] Cameroon K004723037 Yes
Sanford, W.W. [5813] Equatorial Guinea K004723040 Yes
Thomas, D. [2661] Cameroon K004723033 Yes
Olorunfemi, J. [FHI30642] Cameroon K004723036 Yes
Mann, G. [1686] Gabon K000394994 Unknown Type Material Yes
Letouzey, R. [13809] Cameroon K004723038 Yes
Bates, G.L. [528] K004723039 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