Rubiaceae
Keetia

Keetia hispida (Benth.) Bridson

First published in Kew Bull. 41: 986 (1986)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to N. Angola. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Figueiredo, E. (2007). The Rubiaceae of Cabinda (Angola). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 154: 455-495.
  • 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.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. (2007). The Rubiaceae of Cabinda (Angola). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 154: 455-495.
  • 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].
  • 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.

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. [226] Guinea K000010672 No
Jan 1, 2010 Burgt, X.M., van der [875] Cameroon K000518629 No
Jan 1, 2007 Welwitsch [3152] Angola K000173922 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 2007 Welwitsch [3151] Angola K000173923 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2007 Welwitsch [3150] Angola K000422781 Syntype Yes
Dec 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [1402] Cameroon K000198318 No
Nov 1, 2001 Ryan, P. [291] Cameroon K000109900 No
Nov 1, 2001 Cable, S. [2682] Cameroon K000109903 No
Nov 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [1401] Cameroon K000109908 No
Nov 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [7723] Cameroon K000109902 No
Nov 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [10298] Cameroon K000109905 No
Nov 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [2684] Cameroon K000109907 No
Nov 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [1898] Cameroon K000109904 No
Nov 1, 2001 Cable, S. [3618] Cameroon K000109894 No
Nov 1, 2001 Kenfack, D. [214] Cameroon K000109906 No
Nov 1, 2001 Cable, S. [2725] Cameroon K000109901 No
Jan 1, 1995 Ndam, N. [711] Cameroon K000085373 No
Jan 1, 1995 Watts, J. [855] Cameroon K000085374 No
Jan 1, 1995 Watts, J. [784] Cameroon K000086339 No
Jan 1, 1995 Harris, D.J. [3811] Cameroon K000086338 No
Jan 1, 1995 Khayota, B. [594] Cameroon K000086337 No
Jan 1, 1995 Cheek, M. [5036] Cameroon K000086336 No
Jan 1, 1992 Wheatley, J.I. [322] Cameroon K000085674 No
Bissiengou, P.; Breteler, F.J.; Niangadouma, R.; Boussiengui, J.-N. [466] Gabon K001297955 No
Maurin, O. [40] Cameroon K:SPC-70378.000 No
Talbot, P.A. [s.n.] Nigeria K000422568 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mildbraed, J. [10564] K000422545 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mildbraed, J. [10564] K000422546 Unknown Type Material Yes
Don, G. [s.n.] Sierra Leone K000422566 Type Yes
Maurin, O. [43] Cameroon K:SPC-70451.000 No
Troupin, G. [3799] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-00857.000 No
Deistel [628] Cameroon K000422550 Unknown Type Material Yes
Maurin, O. [43] Cameroon K:SPC-70373.000 No
Talbot, P.A. [1284] Nigeria K000422567 Holotype Yes
Mann, G. [1190] Cameroon K000422548 Type Yes
Mann, G. [1190] Cameroon K000422549 Type Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Onochie, C.F.A. [8390] Nigeria Canthium setosum K001569012 Yes
Ajayi, M.O. [26925] Nigeria Canthium setosum K001569013 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [8390] Nigeria Canthium setosum K:SPC-03291.000 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