Rubiaceae
Virectaria

Virectaria procumbens (Sm.) 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 W. & W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, 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.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Figueiredo, E. (2007). The Rubiaceae of Cabinda (Angola). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 154: 455-495.
  • 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.
  • Harris, D.J. (2002). The vascular plants of the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • Lebrun, J.P. (1973). Énumération des plantes vasculaires du Sénégal: 1-209. Maisons Alfort: Institut d'élevage et de médecine vétérinaire des pays tropicaux.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Verdc, in Bull. Jard. Bot. Brux. 23: 46, fig. 5B, etc.
  • in Verh. K. Nederl. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., sect. 2, 48: 21 (1952)

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.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Harris, D.J. (2002). The vascular plants of the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • Lebrun, J.P. (1973). Énumération des plantes vasculaires du Sénégal: 1-209. Maisons Alfort: Institut d'élevage et de médecine vétérinaire des pays tropicaux.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.
  • Ruhsam, M. (2005). Survey of all the Rubiaceae specimens at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2007 Tchiengue, B. [2822] Cameroon K000518689 Yes
Aug 1, 2006 Cheek, M. [11750] Cameroon K000582202 Yes
Feb 1, 2002 Ghogue, J.-P. [496] Cameroon K000025412 Yes
Feb 1, 2002 Muasya, A.M. [2039] Cameroon K000025410 Yes
Meijer, W. [15087] Cameroon K004723008 Yes
Carvalho, M.F.; Fernandez Casas, J. [12159] Equatorial Guinea K000609466 Yes
Zenker, G.A. [906] Cameroon K004723006 Yes
Hens, F.; Lortété [321] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004723028 Yes
Sonké, B.; Esono, P. [3154] Equatorial Guinea K004722999 Yes
Lebrun, J. [1676] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004723031 Yes
de Wilde, J.J.F.E. [7757] Cameroon K004723000 Yes
Schlechter, R. [12404] Cameroon K004723007 Yes
Carvalho [4139] Equatorial Guinea K004723012 Yes
Sanford, W.W. [5730] Equatorial Guinea K004723014 Yes
Gereau, R.E.; Jato, E.; Sarabe, E. [5615] Cameroon K001422719 Yes
Gereau, R.E. [5591] Cameroon K001422718 Yes
Lisowski, S. [52514] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004723023 Yes
Germain, R. [7401] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004723029 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [8391] Cameroon K004723005 Yes
Lisowski [B-7130] Congo, Republic of the K004723026 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Luke, P.A.; Bohome, P.; Johansen, J.; Lehman, T. [11990] Equatorial Guinea K004723013 Yes
Sonké, B.; Esono, P. [3108] Equatorial Guinea K004723001 Yes
de Wilde, J.J.F.E. [7571] Cameroon K004723002 Yes
Dinklage [560] Gabon K004723020 Yes
Graer de [805] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004723032 Yes
Staudt [269] Cameroon K004723009 Yes
Guinea, E. [1095] K004723017 Yes
Attims, Y. [333] Congo, Republic of the K004723022 Yes
Bates, G.L. [225] Cameroon K004723010 Yes
Bates, G.L. [90] Cameroon K004723011 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [[5516]] Cameroon K004723025 Yes
Lebrun, J.A. [2993] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004723027 Yes
Walters, G.; Stone, J.; Nang-Essouma, G.; Mintsa, A.; Ndong, L. [559] Gabon K004723019 Yes
Carvalho, M.F.; Fernandez Casas, J. [4139-2] Equatorial Guinea K004723015 Yes
Carvalho, M.F.; Fernandez Casas, J. [4576-3] Equatorial Guinea K004723016 Yes
Sonké, B.; Nguembou, K.C. [3559] Cameroon K004723004 Yes
Lebrun, J.A. [772] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004723030 Yes
Lowe, J. [3061] Cameroon K004723003 Yes
Lisowski, S. [C-163] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004723024 Yes
Breteler, F.J.; de Wilde, J.J.F.E. [548] Gabon K004723021 Yes
Champluvier, D. [6016] Gabon K004723018 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