Apocynaceae
Baissea

Baissea leonensis Benth.

First published in W.J.Hooker, Niger Fl.: 452 (1849)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Uganda. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Chev. Bot. 424.
  • F.T.A. 4, 1: 213 (1902)
  • in Fl. Nigrit. 452 (1849)

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.
  • 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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Benth. in Hook., Niger Fl.: 452 (1849).
  • Huber in Flora of West Tropical Africa ed. 2, 2: 78 (1963).
  • Stapf in Flora of Tropical Africa 4, 1: 213, 611 (1902).
  • van Dilst in Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 64: 112, t. 11 (1995).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2003 Kenfack, D. [295], Cameroon K000198029 No
Jan 1, 1994 Kalbreyer [73], Nigeria K000233870 paratype Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Don [s.n.], Sierra Leone K000233872 syntype No
Jan 1, 1994 Vogel [119], Sierra Leone K000233873 lectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Mann [504], Nigeria K000233876 holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Mildbraed [2826], Congo, DRC K000234006 holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Soyaux, H. [393], Gabon K000234009 holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Zenker, G.A. [2072], Cameroon K000234010 holotype No
Jan 1, 1994 Mann G. [2187], Cameroon K000028235 Unknown type material Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Mann G. [2187], Cameroon K000028234 Unknown type material Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Satabie, B. [320], Cameroon K000028233 No
Jan 1, 1991 Mann [854], Sierra Leone K000233871 holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Klaine, R.P. [6], Gabon K000234007 isotype No
Jan 1, 1991 Klaine, R.P. [305], Gabon K000234008 isotype No
Jan 1, 1991 Zenker [722], Cameroon K000234011 No
Jan 1, 1982 Zenker, G.A. [1257a], Cameroon K000234003 paratype No
Jan 1, 1982 Klaine, R.P. [6], Gabon K000234004 isotype No
Jan 1, 1982 Klaine, R.P. [6], Gabon K000234005 isotype No
Vogel [119], Sierra Leone K000233874 No
Vogel [s.n.], Sierra Leone K000233875 Yes
Jun 20, 1994 Wieringa, J.J. [2698], Gabon Baissea longipetiolata K000233995 isotype Yes

Sources

  • 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 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

  • 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