Apocynaceae
Baissea

Baissea gracillima (K.Schum.) Hua

First published in Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris, n.s., 1: 12 (1898)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to Angola. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cabinda, Cameroon, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Jongkind, C.C.H. (2022). Flore du Gabon 59: 1-276. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Jongkind, C.C.H. (2022). Flore du Gabon 59: 1-276. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 2007 Burgt, X.M., van der [894] Cameroon K000746010 No
Jun 1, 2007 Burgt, X.M., van der [894] Cameroon K000460224 No
Jan 1, 1991 Zenker; Staudt [124] Cameroon K000234001 Isolectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Zenker; Staudt [684] Cameroon K000234002 Type No
Jan 1, 1991 Thollon [1360] Congo, Republic of the K000233999 Isolectotype No
Jan 1, 1991 Thollon [1129] Congo, Republic of the K000234000 Isolectotype No
Jan 1, 1984 Malchair, L.; Broquet, J. [420] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001096799 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Gossweiler, J. [582] Angola K001030194 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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