Pachycarpus bisacculatus (Oliv.) Goyder

First published in Kew Bull. 51: 798 (1996)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa to N. Botswana. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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.
  • 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.
  • Goyder, D.J. (1998). A revision of Pachycarpus E.Mey. (Asclepiadaceae: Asclepiadeae) in Tropical Africa with notes on the genus in southern Africa. Kew Bulletin 53: 335-374.
  • 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.
  • Lachenaud, O. (2009). La flore des plantes vasculaires de la République du Congo: nouvelles données. Systematics and Geography of Plants 79: 199-214.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Goyder in F.T.E.A., Apocynaceae (part 2): 438 (2012).
  • Goyder in Kew Bull. 51: 798 (1996);

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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Goyder, D.J. (1998). A revision of Pachycarpus E.Mey. (Asclepiadaceae: Asclepiadeae) in Tropical Africa with notes on the genus in southern Africa. Kew Bulletin 53: 335-374.
  • 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.
  • Lachenaud, O. (2009). La flore des plantes vasculaires de la République du Congo: nouvelles données. Systematics and Geography of Plants 79: 199-214.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Fl. Eth. 4(1): 127 (2003).
  • K.B. 51: 798 (1996)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1995 Gossweiler, J. [3840] Angola K001030381 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Gossweiler [13891] Angola K000234990 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Kassner [2307] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000305006 Isosyntype Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Volkens, G. [2129] Tanzania K000305001 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Hall, J.B. [823] Ghana K001513620 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Gossweiler, J. [9585] Angola K001030382 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Maitland, T.D. [1789] Cameroon K000028291 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Maitland, T.D. [1748] Cameroon K000028292 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] Tanzania K000305002 Type Yes
Tweedie, E.M. [1198] Kenya K:SPC-01954.000 No
Whellan, J.A. [26439] Zimbabwe K:SPC-03936.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [3072] Zambia K:SPC-03937.000 No
Bruyns, P. [6943] Botswana K:SPC-62278.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8549] Tanzania K:SPC-05121.000 No
Schaijes, M. [2749A] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-50438.000 No
Bidgood, S.; Vollesen, K.; et al. [418] Tanzania K:SPC-53330.000 No
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI 25897] Nigeria K:SPC-22723.000 No
Cribb, P.; Grey-Wilson, C. [11422] Tanzania K:SPC-41090.000 No
Ash [969] Ethiopia K:SPC-36300.000 No
Eyles, F. [8831] Zimbabwe K:SPC-03935.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [3169] Zambia K:SPC-03934.000 No
Keay, R.W.J.; King, D.E.S. [FHI 37100] Nigeria K:SPC-23679.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1102] Kenya K:SPC-04025.000 No

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

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    • 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