Craterispermum schweinfurthii

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: Rubioideae
Tribus: Craterispermeae
Genus: Craterispermum
Species: Craterispermum schweinfurthii

Name

Craterispermum schweinfurthii Hiern, Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 161 (1877); as "C. Schweinfurthii"

• Typus: G. Schweinfurth [2935] ([10 February 1870]; holotypus: K000379487^(JSTOR); isotypus: M0106329; 'type': BM000903492^(JSTOR) [under number '2938', collected on 9 February 1870]).
• Type locality: Niamniam-land[South Sudan]. By streams, Boddo[Khor Bodo].

Misapplied names

• Craterispermum laurinum auct. non Benth.: Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees Shrubs: 437 (1961)
  • Note: see Beentje (1994).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: West Tropical Africa Nigeria Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon, Zaïre Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Chad, Ethiopia, Sudan Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, 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

• Dale, I.R. & Greenway, P.J. 1961. Kenya Trees and Shrubs. Nairobi: Buchanan's Kenya Estates and Hatchards. Internet Archive. Reference page. 
• Verdcourt, B. 1976. Rubiaceae. 414 pp. In Polhill, R.M. (ed.), Flora of Tropical East Africa. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, United Kingdom. Online (JSTOR). Reference page. 
• Beentje, H.J. 1994. Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. 762 p. Online. ISBN 9966-9861-0-3. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Craterispermum schweinfurthii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 March 16. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Craterispermum schweinfurthii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 March 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Craterispermum schweinfurthii. Published online. Accessed: 16 March 2022.
• IUCN: Craterispermum schweinfurthii Hiern (Least Concern)
• Tropicos.org 2022. Craterispermum schweinfurthii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 March 2022.