Melastomataceae
Dissotis
Dissotis grandiflora

Dissotis grandiflora var. lambii (Hutch.) Keay

First published in Kew Bull. 7: 545 (1953)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Guinea, Togo to N. Nigeria. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Guinea, Nigeria, Togo

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

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].
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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].

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Espirito Santo, J.V.G. [3109] Guinea-Bissau Dissotis lambii K002833249 Yes
s.coll. [FHI35391] Nigeria Dissotis lambii K002833260 Yes
Lely, H.V. [P578] Nigeria Dissotis lambii K002833256 Yes
Chipp, T.F. [483] Ghana Dissotis lambii K002833253 Yes
Collenette, C.N. [77] Guinea Dissotis lambii K002833251 Yes
Scholz, U.; Koumassi, P.; Kuhn, H.; Peuker, H. [365] Togo Dissotis lambii K002833248 Yes
[58] Nigeria Dissotis lambii K000313123 Unknown Type Material Yes
Espirito Santo [3109] Dissotis lambii K002833250 Yes
Chipp, T.F. [483] Ghana Dissotis lambii K002833252 Yes
Lawlor, D.W.; Hall, J.B. [132] Nigeria Dissotis lambii K002833258 Yes
Lely, H.V. [285] Nigeria Dissotis lambii K002833254 Yes
Batten-Poole, W.H. [312] Nigeria Dissotis lambii K002833257 Yes
Lely, H.V. [484] Nigeria Dissotis lambii K002833255 Yes
Olorunfemi, J. [FHI55065] Nigeria Dissotis lambii K002833259 Yes
Guerra, J.A. [3898] Guinea-Bissau Dissotis lambii K002833247 Yes

Sources

  • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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