Araceae
Stylochiton

Stylochiton lancifolius Kotschy & Peyr.

First published in Pl. Tinn.: 42 (1867)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Sudan. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan-South Sudan, Togo

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.
  • Bogner, J. (2011). Four new species of Culcasia and Stylochaeton (Araceae) from tropical Africa. Willdenowia 41: 57-66.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Catarino, L., Martins, E.S., Diniz, M.A. & Pinto-Basto, M.F. (2006). Check-list da flora vascular do parque natural das Lagos de Cufada (Guiné-Bissau). Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17: 97-141.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.

CATE Araceae

  • Ntépé-Nyame, C. 1988. 31. Aracées. Flore du Cameroun. 140 pp.
  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 2008. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Catarino, L., Martins, E.S., Diniz, M.A. & Pinto-Basto, M.F. (2006). Check-list da flora vascular do parque natural das Lagos de Cufada (Guiné-Bissau). Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17: 97-141.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2010 Chevalier, A. [9227] Central African Republic K000099451 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Fay, M.J.; Doka, J. [4524] Central African Republic K000452215 Yes
Nov 1, 1964 Dalziel, J.M. [237] Nigeria K000099455 Holotype Yes
Irvine, F.R. [4539] Ghana K002556126 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [s.n.] Sierra Leone K002556122 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [s.n.] Nigeria K002556131 Yes
Synge [220] K:SPC-58038.000 No
Troupin, G. [1929] Congo, Republic of the K000452213 Yes
Lock, J.M. [81/71] Sudan K002556167 Yes
Kalema, J. [JK2171] Uganda K002556263 Yes
Peter [3882] Tanzania K002556260 Yes
Myers, J.C. [13846] Sudan K002556166 Yes
Kalema, J. [JK3300] Uganda K002556261 Yes
Jordan, H.D. [440] Sierra Leone K002556121 Yes
Morton, J.K. [A236] K000499414 Yes
Irvine, F.R. [4961] Ghana K002556124 Yes
[E. h. Bauter] [1469] K002556130 Yes
s.coll. [A732] Sudan K002556168 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [2763] Sierra Leone K002556118 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [199] Congo, Republic of the K000452212 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [1294] Nigeria K002556129 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [1294] Nigeria K:SPC-27685.000 No
Deighton, F.C. [4784] Sierra Leone K002556120 Yes
Schronen, J. [224] Burkina Faso K000511265 Yes
Chevalier [8405] Central African Republic K002556156 Yes
Kalema, J. [JK2313] Uganda K002556262 Yes
Akéassi [11773] Cote d'Ivoire K002556123 Yes
Raynal, J.; Raynal, A. [7247] Senegal K002556128 Yes
Spinage [220] Central African Republic K000452214 Yes
Chevalier, A. [9547] Central African Republic K000099452 Type Yes
Schweinfurth [3740] Sudan K002556170 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [8210] Central African Republic K000452216 Yes
Broun, A.F. [959] Sudan K002556169 Yes
Irvine, F.R. [4967] Ghana K002556125 Yes
Irvine, F.R. [4704] Ghana K002556127 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [2635] Sierra Leone K002556119 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [860] Nigeria Stylochiton dalzielii K:SPC-22200.000 No

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/

  • 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