Rubiaceae
Keetia

Keetia cornelia (Cham. & Schltdl.) Bridson

First published in Kew Bull. 41: 985 (1986)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Central African Republic. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

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.
  • 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.

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.
  • 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.
  • Ruhsam, M. (2005). Survey of all the Rubiaceae specimens at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 1991 Lawesson, J.E. [7251] Senegal K000043034 No
Jan 1, 1984 Heudelot [191] Senegal K000422564 Type No
Jan 1, 1984 Heudelot [613] Senegal K000422563 Type Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Morton, J.K. [A3118] Ghana K000043032 No
Scott Elliot, G.F. [5296] Sierra Leone K000043022 No
Schivoner [188] K000043023 No
Morton, J.K. [GC7507] Ghana K000043031 No
Morton, J.K. [GC7194] Ghana K000043030 No
Aké Assi, L. [4690] Cote d'Ivoire K000043025 No
Sieber [s.n.] Senegal K000422562 Unknown Type Material Yes
Morton, J.K. [GC8837] Ghana K000043028 No
Lisowski, S. [10487] Guinea K000043021 No
Kitson, A.E. [679] Ghana K000043026 No
Pomeroy, K.A. [1234] Ghana K000043027 No
Nongonierma, A. [465] Senegal K000043035 No
Scott Elliot, G.F. [5429] Sierra Leone K000043024 Yes
Lisowski, S. [56594] Guinea K000043020 No
Espirito Santo, J. [3582] K000043037 No
Fox, R.H. [138] Gambia, The K000043036 No
Heudelot, J. [191] Senegal K000043033 Type Yes
Kitson, A.E. [717] Ghana K000043029 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