Polygonaceae
Fagopyrum

Fagopyrum snowdenii (Hutch. & Dandy) S.P.Hong

First published in Grana 27: 295 (1988)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cameroon to South Sudan and E. Tanzania. It is a climbing subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Cameroon, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919. [Cited as Harpagocarpus snowdenii.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 31, 2022 Ghogue; Achoundong; Cheek; Gosline; Onana; Ghogue; Tadjouteu, Kalindula; Kambale; Amponsah; Kimaro; Etuge; Talla; Ndi [398] Cameroon K001562165 Yes
Jul 13, 2015 Luke, W.R.Q.; Maunder, M.; Luke, P.A. [16474] South Sudan K001905058 Yes
Nov 1, 2003 Cheek, M. [10431] Cameroon K000198128 No
Dec 1, 2000 Munyenyembe, P. [710] Cameroon K000746952 No
Nov 1, 2000 Buzgo, M. [590] Cameroon K000746951 No
Nov 1, 2000 Zapfack, L. [1062] Cameroon K000746955 No
Nov 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [3442] Cameroon K000746957 No
May 1, 1999 Etuge, M. [2259] Cameroon K000746956 No
May 1, 1999 Zapfack, L. [759] Cameroon K000746953 No
Snowden, J.D. [946] Uganda K001290415 Type Yes
Pollard, B.J.; Djire.; Acan.; Reid. [768] Cameroon K000374732 Yes
Snowden, J.D. [946] Uganda K000662627 Type Yes
Snowden, J.D. [s.n.] Uganda K000662628 Type Yes
Jun 27, 2008 Katende; Sheil [2257] Uganda Harpagocarpus snowdenii K000449608 No
Marshall, A.R.; Mhoro, B. [WK374] Tanzania Harpagocarpus snowdenii K001512048 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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