Araceae
Anubias

Anubias heterophylla Engl.

First published in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 2: 435 (1879)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Central Tropical Africa, Angola. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cabinda, Cameroon, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Berhaut, J. (1988). Flore illustrée du Sénégal 9: 1-522. Gouvernement du Sénégal, Ministère du développement rural direction des eaux et forêta, Dakar.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

CATE Araceae

  • Crusio, W. 1979. A revision of Anubias Schott Araceae. (Primitiae Africanae 12). Meded. Landbouwhogesch. Wageningen. 79 (14): 1-48.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 12, 1978 Welwitsch, F.M.J. [237] Angola K000499334 Type Yes
Jan 15, 1978 Congo, Republic of the K000524000 Syntype Yes
Jan 15, 1978 Congo, Republic of the K000523999 Type Yes
Jan 15, 1978 K000524001 Type Yes
Gossweiler, J. [7609] Angola K002556642 Yes
Letouzey, R. [14130] Cameroon K002556647 Yes
Tessmann, G. [697] Equatorial Guinea K002556644 Yes
Engler, A. [121] Angola K002556650 Yes
Breyne, H. [#2236] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002556641 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002556664 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002556663 Yes
Letouzey, R. [14145] Cameroon K002556646 Yes
Tessmann, G. [515] Equatorial Guinea K002556645 No
Gossweiler, J. [7609] Angola K002556643 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • CATE Araceae

    • Haigh, A., Clark, B., Reynolds, L., Mayo, S.J., Croat, T.B., Lay, L., Boyce, P.C., Mora, M., Bogner, J., Sellaro, M., Wong, S.Y., Kostelac, C., Grayum, M.H., Keating, R.C., Ruckert, G., Naylor, M.F. and Hay, A., CATE Araceae, 17 Dec 2011.
    • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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