Chasmanthera

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ranunculales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Ordo: Ranunculales

Familia: Menispermaceae
Subfamilia: Chasmantheroideae
Tribus: Burasaieae
Genus: Chasmanthera

Name

Chasmanthera Hochst., Flora 27(2): 21. 1844.

Type species: Chasmanthera dependens Hochst., Flora 27(2): 21. 1844.

Overview of species

Accepted species

C. dependens – C. uviformis

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Chasmanthera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 31. Reference page.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Hochstetter, C.F.F., 1844. Flora: 21

Additional references

Andrews, F.W. 1950. 12. Menispermaceae. Pp. 15–19 in The flowering plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Vol. 1, Cycadaceae–Tiliaceae. T. Buncle & Co. Ltd., Arbroath, Scotland. PDF Reference page.
Essou, J.-P. 2006. Menispermaceae Juss. Pp. 798–803 in Akoègninou, A., Van der Burg, W.J. & Van der Maesen, L.J.G. (chief eds.), Flore analytique du Bénin. Backhuys Publishers, Cotonou & Wageningen. ISBN 90-5782-181-8. Reference page.
Exell, A.W. & Mendonça, F.A. 1937. 4 — Menispermaceae. Pp. 32–45 in Conspectus Florae Angolensis, Vol. 1, Fasc. 1, Ranunculaceae–Malvaceae. Ministério do Ultramar, Lisboa. Online Reference page.
Thulin, M. 1993. 16. Menispermaceae. Pp. 25–28 in Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1, Pteridophyta; Gymnospermae; Angiospermae (Annonaceae–Fabaceae). Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. ISBN 0-947643-55-9. Reference page.
Troupin, G. 1951. 34. Menispermaceae. Pp. 202–255 in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, Vol. 2. Institut National pour l'Étude Agronomique du Congo Belge, Bruxelles [Brussels]. Reference page.
Troupin, G. 1956. Menispermaceae. In Turrill, W.B. & Milne-Redhead, E. (eds.), Flora of Tropical East Africa. 32 pp. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London. ISBN 978-1-84246-286-7 Online Reference page.
Troupin, G. 1959. Contribution a l'étude monographique des Menispermaceae africaines IV. Menispermaceae du Congo belge et du Ruanda-Urundi. Bulletin du Jardin botanique de l'État a Bruxelles 29: 213–226. JSTOR Reference page.
Troupin, G. 1960. 7. Menispermaceae. Pp. 150–171 in Exell, A.W. & Wild, H. (eds.), Flora Zambesiaca, Vol. 1, part 1. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London. Online Reference page.
Troupin, G. 1962. Monographie des Menispermaceae africaines. 313 pp. (Mémoires in-8vo, Nouv. sér., Tome XIII, fasc. 2.) Académie Royale des Sciences d'Outre-Mer, Classe des Sciences Naturelles et Médicales, Bruxelles. PDF (20 MB) Reference page.
Troupin, G. & Keay, R.W.J. 1954. 12. Menispermaceae. Pp. 66–77 in Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J., Flora of West Tropical Africa, 2nd ed., Vol. 1(1). Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London. Reference page.

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2019. Chasmanthera. Published online. Accessed: 29 March 2019.
Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Chasmanthera in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2019 March 29.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Chasmanthera.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Chasmanthera in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2019-03-29.
Hassler, M. 2019. Chasmanthera. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 March 29. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 40006256. 29. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: March 2019 40006256.
African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Chasmanthera. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 29 March 2019.

Vernacular names

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