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 Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Uganda

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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.
  • 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].
  • 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.
  • 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; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.

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 Mann G. [2187] Cameroon K000028234 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Mann G. [2187] Cameroon K000028235 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Don [s.n.] Sierra Leone K000233872 Syntype No
Jan 1, 1994 Satabie, B. [320] Cameroon K000028233 No
Jan 1, 1994 Mildbraed [2826] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000234006 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Soyaux, H. [393] Gabon K000234009 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Vogel [119] Sierra Leone K000233874 Unknown Type Material No
Jan 1, 1994 Vogel [119] Sierra Leone K000233873 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Kalbreyer [73] Nigeria K000233870 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Zenker, G.A. [2072] Cameroon K000234010 Type No
Jan 1, 1994 Mann [504] Nigeria K000233876 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Klaine, R.P. [305] Gabon K000234008 Type No
Jan 1, 1991 Mann [854] Sierra Leone K000233871 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Zenker; Staudt [722] Cameroon K000234011 Unknown Type Material No
Jan 1, 1991 Klaine, R.P. [6] Gabon K000234005 Type No
Jan 1, 1991 Klaine, R.P. [6] Gabon K000234007 Isotype No
Jan 1, 1991 Klaine, R.P. [6] Gabon K000234004 Isotype No
Jan 1, 1991 Gossweiler, J. [8075] Angola K001030195 Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Zenker, G.A. [1257a] Cameroon K000234003 Type No
Wieringa, J.J.; Haegens, R.M.A.P. [2247] Cameroon K001562291 No
Nzabi, T.; Issembé, Y.; Ngok Banak, L.; Walters, G. [85] Gabon K001614732 Yes
de Kruif, A. P. M. [679] Cote d'Ivoire K001519326 Yes
de Kruif, A.P.M. [661] Cote d'Ivoire K001519311 Yes
Vogel [s.n.] Sierra Leone K000233875 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 20, 1994 Wieringa, J.J.; Haegens, R.M.A.P. [2698] Gabon Baissea longipetiolata K000233995 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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

    • '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