Ancistrocladaceae
Ancistrocladus

Ancistrocladus guineensis Oliv.

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 175 (1868)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Nigeria to Gabon. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Gabon, Nigeria

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • 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. (eds.) (2022). Flore du Gabon 60: 1-95. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Taylor, C.M., Gereau, R.E. & Walters, G.M. (2005). Revision of Ancistrocladus Wall. (Ancistrocladaceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 92: 360-399.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Airy Shaw in Kew Bull. 1949: 68, partly (excl. Barter 1699; excl. syn. A. barteri Van Tiegh. and Ancistrella barteri Van Tiegh.; excl. spec. ex Sierra Leone)
  • F.T.A. 1: 175 (1868)
  • Kew Bull. 1950: 149.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Taylor, C.M., Gereau, R.E. & Walters, G.M. (2005). Revision of Ancistrocladus Wall. (Ancistrocladaceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 92: 360-399.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jones, A.P.D.; Onochie, C.F. [FHI16605] Nigeria K000044688 No
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI28061] Nigeria K000044689 No
Mann, G. [2234] Nigeria K000044685 Type Yes
Mann, G. [2234] Nigeria K000044686 Type Yes
Talbot, P.A.; Mrs. P.A. Talbot [3108] Nigeria K000240208 Type Yes
Jones, A.P.D.; Onochie, C.F. [FHI16641] Nigeria K000044687 No
Tamajong, S. [FHI16757] Nigeria K000044693 Yes
Jones, A.P.D.; Onochie, C.F. [FHI17026] Nigeria K000044691 No
Jones, A.P.D.; Onochie, C.F. [FHI17026] Nigeria K000044692 No
Jones, A.P.D.; Onochie, C.F. [FHI17026] Nigeria K000044690 No
Talbot, P.A.; Mrs. P.A. Talbot [3108] Nigeria K000240207 Type 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

    • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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