Violaceae
Decorsella

Decorsella paradoxa A.Chev.

First published in Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 298 (1917)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Guinea to SW. Ghana. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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].

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 2024 Simbiano, F.J.; Couch, C.; Guilavogui, K.; Mamy, L. [399] Guinea K001970169 No
Cooper, G.P. [157] Liberia K004670097 Yes
Jongkind, C.C.H.; Kwewon, D.; Kpadeyeah, J.; Konie, J.; Morgan, D.C.; Daniels, A.K. [6270] Liberia K004670100 Yes
{Jongkind, C.C.H.; Wet, Leigh-Ann de; Sambolah, G.} [11998] Liberia K004670099 Yes
Akpabla, G.K. [898] Ghana K000044776 Yes
Bamps, P. [2419] Cote d'Ivoire K000044769 Yes
Raynal, J.; Raynal, A.M. [13611] Cote d'Ivoire K000044771 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [11557] Liberia K000044779 Yes
Breteler, F.J. [5216] Cote d'Ivoire K004670104 Yes
Harley, W.J. [1503A] Liberia K004670098 Yes
Beentje, H.J. [480] Cote d'Ivoire K004670101 Yes
Bamps, P. [2545] Cote d'Ivoire K000044770 Yes
Adam, J.G. [26436] Liberia K000044778 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [7971] Cote d'Ivoire K004670102 Yes
Aubréville, M. [1517] Cote d'Ivoire K000044773 No
de Wilde, J.J.F.E. [3146] Cote d'Ivoire K000994352 Yes
Breteler, F.J. [6010] Cote d'Ivoire K004670105 Yes
Cooper, G.P. [157] Liberia K000044777 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [7010] Liberia K000044768 Yes
Enti, A.A. [GC42651] Ghana K000044775 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Enti, A.A.; Abbiw, D.K. [7486] Ghana K000044774 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [1852] Cote d'Ivoire K004670103 Yes
Linder, D.H. [386] Liberia K000044772 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [10282] Liberia K000044780 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [10282] Liberia Gymnorinorea abidjanensis K:SPC-09028.000 No

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 2025. 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 2025. 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