Isoglossa dispersa I.Darbysh. & L.J.Pearce

First published in Kew Bull. 66: 435 (2011 publ. 2012)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Guinea to Sierra Leone, Cameroon. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Guinea, Sierra Leone

Classification

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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., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Bulletin

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Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 2015 Letouzey, R. [13424] Cameroon K000380429 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Lightbody, J.S. [FHI 26290] Cameroon K000380427 No
Jan 1, 2009 Letouzey, R. [13201] Cameroon K000380431 No
Jan 1, 2009 Letouzey, R. [13201] Cameroon K000380430 No
Jan 1, 2009 Lightbody, J.S. [FHI 26290] Cameroon K000380428 No

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