Canthium oligocarpum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Canthium oligocarpum Hiern, Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 138 (1877)

Typus: G.H.W. Schimper s.n.[1127] ([1863]; holotypus: K [fide Verdcourt & Bridson 1991]; isotypi: BR [fide Verdcourt & Bridson 1991], E [E00193680^(JSTOR)], PRE [PRE0593385-0]).
Type locality: Abyssinia[Ethiopia]. [Begemder,] on a mountain slope (7000–8000) feet.

Native distribution areas:
Africa West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Rwanda, Zaïre Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia, Sudan East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda South Tropical Africa Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Oliver, D. 1877. Flora of Tropical Africa. Vol. 3. Umbeliferae to Ebenaceae. 544 pp. London. BHL Reference page.

Verdcourt, B. & Bridson, D. 1991. Rubiaceae (Part 3). In Polhill, R.M. (ed.), Flora of Tropical East Africa. A.A.Balkema/Rotterdam/Brookfield, pp. 749–956. ISBN 90 6191 357 8 Google Books. Reference page. [see page 877.]

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