Apocynaceae
Stephanotis

Stephanotis abyssinica (Hochst.) S.Reuss, Liede & Meve

First published in Taxon 71: 863 (2022)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a scrambling shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Socotra, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 7(3): 1-375. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 17, 2023 Molmou, D. ; Couch, C. [595] Guinea Marsdenia abyssinica K001187926 Yes
Jul 17, 2023 van der Burgt, X.M. ; Konomou, G. ; Thiam, A. ; Conte, Y. [2403] Guinea Marsdenia abyssinica K001187927 Yes
Delamere [s.n.] Kenya Marsdenia abyssinica K000305266 Type Yes
Verdcourt, B. [784] Uganda Marsdenia abyssinica K:SPC-06766.000 No
Keay, R.W.J.; Meikle, R.D. [(M) 1456] Nigeria Marsdenia abyssinica K:SPC-23675.000 No
Schimper [1294] Ethiopia Marsdenia abyssinica K000305278 Syntype Yes
Schimper [1366] Ethiopia Marsdenia abyssinica K000305279 Syntype Yes
Silungwe, L. [s.n.] Tanzania Marsdenia abyssinica K000305268 Holotype Yes
Silungwe, L. [s.n.] Tanzania Marsdenia abyssinica K000305267 Type Yes
Verdcourt, B. [438] Kenya Marsdenia abyssinica K:SPC-05355.000 No
Binuyo, A. [36903] Nigeria Marsdenia abyssinica K:SPC-23670.000 No
Goyder, D.J.; et al. [3918] Tanzania Dregea abyssinica K:SPC-62882.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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