Rubiaceae
Keetia

Keetia venosa (Oliv.) Bridson

First published in Kew Bull. 41: 974 (1986)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a climbing shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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.
  • Harris, D.J. (2002). The vascular plants of the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • 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.

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.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Ruhsam, M. (2005). Survey of all the Rubiaceae specimens at 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.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bridson in Kew Bulletin 41: 974 (1986).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2022 Rieder, C.; Camara, M. [112] Guinea K000010591 No
Jan 1, 2022 Rieder, C.; Camara, M. [216] Guinea K000010674 No
Nov 1, 2008 Onana, J.-M.; Harvey, Y.; Nana, M.; Corcoran, M.; Tah, K.; Wirsiy, K. [3621] Cameroon K000580305 Yes
Dec 1, 2003 Tadjouteu, F. [420] Cameroon K000746528 No
Aug 1, 2000 Cheek, M. [8609] Cameroon K000338434 No
Jun 1, 2000 Cheek, M. [9823] Cameroon K000338433 No
Jan 1, 1995 Watts, J. [997] Cameroon K000085363 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Thomas, D.W. [9771] Cameroon K000085362 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Speke; Grant [t.49] Uganda K000422532 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Schweinfurth, G. [2487] Sudan K000422537 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Welwitsch [3134] Angola K000422788 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Mildbraed [684] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000422551 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Barter [285] K000422560 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Barter [1800] K000422559 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Barter [403] K000422558 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Holst, C. [2426] Tanzania K000422531 Unknown Type Material Yes
Francisco, M.; Rafael, M. [FM1697] Angola K001625993 Yes
Oulare, I.; Molmou, D.; Couch, C.; Diallo, Ibrahima [53] Guinea K000875285 Yes
Matimele, H.; Osborne, J. [SOC C2 L003] Mozambique K000569841 Yes
Harris, D.J.; Fay, J.M. [1660] Central African Republic K001569063 Yes
Elliot, G.F.S. [5552] Sierra Leone K001569070 Yes
Lockwood, H. [60] Cameroon K000608500 Yes
Cheek, M.; Moutsambote, J.M.; Kami, T.; Mpandzou, A. [15734] Congo, Republic of the K000673093 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [194] Cameroon K001569089 Yes
Breteler; Jongkind; Wieringa; Nzabi [11519] Gabon K001569001 Yes
Bridson, D. [339] Rwanda K:SPC-43904.000 No
Bridson, D. [295] Rwanda K:SPC-43903.000 No
Bridson, D. [370] Rwanda K:SPC-42119.000 No
Zenker; Staudt [193] Cameroon K001519563 No
Zenker [801] Cameroon K001519562 No
Troupin, G. [3855] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-00849.000 No
Dawkins, H.C. [859] Uganda K:SPC-05014.000 No
Angus, A. [97] Zambia K:SPC-12183.000 No
Mphamba, S. [31] Mozambique K000613727 No
Darbyshire, I.; Agostenho, M.; Fansdeo, G.; Matimele, H.; Mucaleque, P.; Osborne, J.; Tanleque, C. [1101] Mozambique K000569890 No
Itoh, N.; Sakamaki, T. [NI 97-15] Tanzania K:SPC-71175.000 No

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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    • 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/
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    • 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/
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