Apocynaceae
Kanahia

Kanahia laniflora (Forssk.) R.Br.

First published in H.Salt, Voy. Abyss., App.: Ixiv (1814)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, Arabian Peninsula. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, 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.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • 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.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 7(3): 1-375. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Goyder, S., Harris, T., Masinde, S., Meve, U. & Venter, J. (2012). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Apocynaceae(2): 1-530.
  • Hedberg, I., Edwards, S. & Nemomissa, S. (eds.) (2003). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 4(1): 1-352. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A Handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Bullock in Kew Bull. 7: 421 (1962).
  • F.T.A. 4, 1: 296
  • in Mem. Wern. Soc. 1: 40 (1810)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Brown in F.T.A. 4(1): 296 (1902).
  • Goyder in F.T.E.A., Apocynaceae (part 2): 370 (2012).
  • R. Br. in Salt, Voy. Abyss., App.: 64 (1814),

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.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • 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.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 7(3): 1-375. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Goyder, S., Harris, T., Masinde, S., Meve, U. & Venter, J. (2012). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Apocynaceae(2): 1-530.
  • Hedberg, I., Edwards, S. & Nemomissa, S. (eds.) (2003). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 4(1): 1-352. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 1-544.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Blundell, Wild Fl. E. Afr.: t. 71, 72 (1987)
  • F.T.A. 4(1): 296 (1902)
  • F.W.T.A. ed. 2, 2: 91 (1963)
  • Fl. Eth. 4(1): 121, fig. 140.13 (2003).
  • K.B. 7: 421 (1952)
  • K.T.S.L.: 494 (1994)
  • Nordic J.B. 6: 790 (1986)
  • Salt, Voy. Abyssinica, App.: 64 (1814), as Kannahia
  • T.T.C.L.: 66 (1949)
  • U.K.W.F. ed. 2: 178 (1994)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 2022 Cheek, M.; Okon; Etuge; Epie; Rex; Hinchcliffe; Davis; Kamuela; Suleiman [10622] Cameroon K001297650 Yes
Jul 1, 2007 Tchiengue, B. [2770] Cameroon K000436752 No
Jan 1, 1988 Thomas, D.W. [6854] Cameroon K000028284 No
Mar 1, 1976 Letouzey, R. [14491] Cameroon K000028281 No
Collenette, J.S. [9479] Saudi Arabia K000993579 No
Faulkner, H. [2066] Tanzania K:SPC-06765.000 No
Swynnerton, C.F.M. [1895] Mozambique K000234848 Type Yes
Maitland, T.D. [1621] Cameroon K000028285 No
Robson, N.K. [411] Zambia K:SPC-05117.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7098] Tanzania K:SPC-03422.000 No
Maitland, T.D. [1508] Cameroon K000028286 No
Sonke, B.; Zapfack; Sainge; Ngwa; Okon [2376] Cameroon K001297649 Yes
Speke; Grant [s.n.] Tanzania K000234850 Type Yes
Goyder, D.J.; et al. [4057] Kenya K:SPC-59833.000 No
Tuley, P. [5009] Cameroon K000028282 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1475] Tanzania K:SPC-04019.000 No
Nader, A. [301] Saudi Arabia K:SPC-42057.000 No
Zenker, G.A. [1294] Cameroon K000234854 Type Yes
Millen, H. [s.n.] Nigeria K000234857 Type Yes
Speke; Grant [s.n.] Tanzania K000234851 Type Yes
Thomas, D.W. [327] Cameroon K000028280 No
Staudt, A. [603] Cameroon K000028278 Type Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [37374] Cameroon K:SPC-24371.000 No
Rowland [s.n.] Nigeria K000234856 Type Yes
Gregory, H. [248] Cameroon K000028288 No
Swynnerton, C.F.M. [248] Mozambique K000234849 Type Yes
Preuss P. R. [1364] Cameroon K000028279 Type No
Bates, G.L. [322] Cameroon K000234855 Lectotype Yes
Maitland, T.D. [1508] Cameroon K000028287 No
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI 37374] Cameroon K000028289 No
Goyder, D.J.; et al. [3931] Tanzania K:SPC-59796.000 No
Thomas, D.W. [3181] Cameroon K000028283 No
Tweedie [1582] Kenya K:SPC-01060.000 No
Tanzania Kanahia glaberrima K:SPC-02006.000 Type No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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
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  • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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