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

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Dialypetalanthoideae
Tribus: Vanguerieae
Genus: Canthium
Species: Canthium oligocarpum
Subspecies: C. o. subsp. angustifolium – C. o. subsp. captum – C. o. subsp. friesiorum – C. o. subsp. intermedium – C. o. subsp. oligocarpum

Name

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.

Distribution

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, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

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

Additional references

• 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.]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Canthium oligocarpum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 20. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Canthium oligocarpum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 March 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Canthium oligocarpum. Published online. Accessed: 26 March 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Canthium oligocarpum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 March 2022.