Apocynaceae
Batesanthus

Batesanthus purpureus N.E.Br.

First published in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 26: t. 2500 (1896)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 1-544.
  • 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.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Bullock in Kew Bull. 15: 204 (1961).
  • F.T.A. 4, 1: 254
  • in Hook. Ic. Pl. 25: t. 2500 (1896)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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].
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 1-544.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 22, 2023 Cheek, M. [13429] Cameroon K000541187 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Talbot, P.A. [63] Nigeria K000234317 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Polhill; Kirkup; Wiens [5190] Cameroon K:SPC-47546.000 No
Jan 1, 2009 Talbot, P.A. [63] Nigeria K000234316 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Talbot, P.A. [2021] Nigeria K000234318 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Klaine, R.P. [513] Gabon K000234314 Isotype Yes
Oct 1, 2008 Corcoran, M.R. [13] Cameroon K000580047 No
May 1, 2001 Ryan, P. [430] Cameroon K000107549 No
May 1, 2001 Ryan, P. [429] Cameroon K000107548 No
May 1, 2001 Cable, S. [2915] Cameroon K000107547 No
Nov 25, 2000 Bates, G.L. [383] Cameroon K000234315 Holotype Yes
Sunderland, T.C.H. [1200] Cameroon K001412442 Yes
Molmou, D.; Haba, P.K. [711] Guinea K000795905 Yes

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