Apocynaceae
Oncinotis

Oncinotis nitida Benth.

First published in W.J.Hooker, Niger Fl.: 451 (1849)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Congo. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

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.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • 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. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 4, 1: 221.
  • in Fl. Nigrit. 451 (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.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1982 Vogel [63] Sierra Leone K000233891 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Vogel [63] Sierra Leone K000233892 Holotype Yes
de Kruif, A. P. M. [698] Cote d'Ivoire K001519339 Yes
Warnecke [450] Togo K005558586 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sierra Leone K005558577 Yes
Santo, E. [2337] Guinea-Bissau K005558574 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [13706] Nigeria K005558590 Yes
Sim, D. [s.n.] Liberia K005558578 Yes
Lane Poole, C.E. [300] Sierra Leone K005558576 Yes
Hall, J.B. [2172] Ghana K005558583 Yes
de Kruif, A. P. M. [697] Cote d'Ivoire K001519338 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [13677] Nigeria K005558588 Yes
Adams, C.D. [GC7823] Ghana K005558585 Yes
Batten-Poole, W.H. [48] Nigeria K005558589 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O. [479] Cote d'Ivoire K005558579 Yes
Santo, E. [2174] Guinea-Bissau K005558575 Yes
Hall, J.B. [3197] Ghana K005558584 Yes
Hall, J.B. [1910] Ghana K005558580 Yes
Bokdam, J. [2814] Cote d'Ivoire K005558581 Yes
Hall, J.B. [2336] Ghana K005558582 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. (Dr.) [1347] Nigeria K005558587 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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