Apocynaceae
Cynanchum
Cynanchum ethiopicum

Cynanchum ethiopicum subsp. angolense (N.E.Br.) Liede & Khanum

First published in Taxon 65: 478 (2016)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Cameroon to Eritrea and Namibia. It is a climber and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cameroon, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Goyder, S., Harris, T., Masinde, S., Meve, U. & Venter, J. (2012). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Apocynaceae(2): 1-530.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Welwitsch [4239] Angola K000305122 Unknown Type Material Yes
Welwitsch [4240] Angola K000305119 Unknown Type Material Yes
Welwitsch [4238] Angola K000305124 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dinter [s.n.] Namibia K000305121 Unknown Type Material Yes
Welwitsch [4237] Angola K000305120 Unknown Type Material Yes
Monteiro, J.J. [s.n.] Angola K000305123 Unknown Type Material Yes
Welwitsch [4247] Angola K000305125 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 1, 2001 Ghogue, J.-P. [56] Cameroon Pentarrhinum abyssinicum subsp. angolense K000107573 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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