Apocynaceae
Strophanthus

Strophanthus courmontii Sacleux ex Franch.

First published in J. Bot. (Morot) 7: 300 (1893)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. & S. Tropical Africa. It is a climber and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Calane da Silva, M., Izdine, S. & Amuse, A.B. (2004). A Preliminary Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Mozambique: 1-184. SABONET, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi. Scripta Botanica Belgica 34: 1-199.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Beentje in Flora Zambesiaca 7 (2): 470, t. 111 (1985).
  • Beentje in Meded. Landbouwhogeschool 82 (4): 62, t. 14 (1982)
  • Beentje, Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas p. 485, map (1994).
  • Franch. in Journ. de Bot. 7: 300 (1893).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 55 (1949).
  • Stapf in Flora of Tropical Africa 4, 1: 182 (1902).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1981 Waller, H. [s.n.] K000233781 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Waller, H. [s.n.] K000233780 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Buchanan, J. [1219] Malawi K000233779 Holotype No
Jan 1, 1981 Buchanan, J. [1219] Malawi K000233778 Type No
Jan 1, 1981 Sacleux, R.P. [2032] Tanzania K000233788 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1981 K000233782 Type Yes
Leauthaud, C.; Luke, Q.; Hamerlynck, O. [157] Kenya K001574495 Yes
Timberlake, J. [5368] Mozambique K000614366 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

  • 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 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