Distribution
Native to:
Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Chionanthus niloticus (Oliv.) Stearn in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 80: 202 (1980)
- Linociera nilotica Oliv. in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 29: 106 (1875)
- Mayepea nilotica (Oliv.) Knobl. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 528 (1893)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Linociera holtzii Gilg & G.Schellenb. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 51: 73 (1913)
- Linociera lingelsheimiana Gilg & G.Schellenb. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 51: 72 (1913)
- Linociera macroura Gilg & G.Schellenb. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 51: 72 (1913)
- Linociera sudanica A.Chev. in Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç.: 399 (1920), nom. subnud.
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- 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 Backbone Distributions
- Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
- Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
- 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.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meikle, R.D. [788], Nigeria | Linociera nilotica | 11868.000 | No | ||
| Meikle, R.D. [1009], Nigeria | Linociera nilotica | 2522.000 | No | ||
| Sep 7, 2007 | Mwangulango, N. A. [1074], Tanzania | Chionanthus niloticus | K000449276 | No | |
| Sep 7, 2007 | Mwangoka, M. A. [3982], Tanzania | Chionanthus niloticus | K000469034 | No | |
| Sep 7, 2007 | Mwangulango, N. A. [1074], Tanzania | Chionanthus niloticus | K000469033 | No | |
| Speke [701], Uganda | Chionanthus niloticus | K000233214 | Yes | ||
| Mildbraed [9431], Cameroon | Chionanthus niloticus | K000233217 | Yes | ||
| Fanshawe, D.B. [4808], Zambia | Chionanthus niloticus | K001008343 | Yes | ||
| Gossweiler, J. [8825], Angola | Chionanthus niloticus | K001008345 | Yes | ||
| Gossweiler [14097], Angola | Chionanthus niloticus | K001008342 | Yes | ||
| Fanshawe, D.B. [F.4706], Zambia | Chionanthus niloticus | K001008344 | Yes |
Sources
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Flora Zambesiaca
- Flora Zambesiaca
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Flora of West Tropical Africa
- Flora of West Tropical Africa
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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IUCN Categories
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0