Stephania abyssinica var. abyssinica

Stephania abyssinica var. abyssinica

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Menispermaceae
Subfamilia: Menispermoideae
Tribus: Cissampelideae
Genus: Stephania
Species: Stephania abyssinica
Varietas: Stephania abyssinica var. abyssinica

Name

Stephania abyssinica var. abyssinica, autonym

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Cissampelos nympheifolia R.Br. in Salt, Voy. Abyss., Append.: 65. 1814, nom. nud. (as Cyssampelos nympheæfolia)
  • Menispermum schimperi Hochst. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2., 2: 124. 1841, nom. nud. (as Schimperi)
  • Stephania schimperi Hochst. ex A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 9. 1847, nom. inval. pro syn.
  • Ileocarpus schimperi Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 2, 7(37): 40. 1851, comb. inval. – Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 14(83): 373. 1864. – Contr. Bot. 3: 125(–126), t. 113. 1871. (as Ileocarpus Schimperi)
  • Stephania bullulata Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 18(103): 16. 1866, nom. nud.
  • Stephania laevigata Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 18(103): 16. 1866, nom. nud. – Contr. Bot. 3: 230(–231). 1871.
  • Stephania fastosa Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 18(103): 16. 1866, nom. nud. – Contr. Bot. 3: 231(–232). 1871.

• Misapplied names
  • Stephania rotunda sensu Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 1(1): 19. 1896. – non Stephania rotunda Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 2: 608. 1790.
  • Stephania hernandiifolia sensu T.Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. 1(2): 48(–49). 1898. – non Stephania hernandiifolia (Willd.) Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. 1: 96. 1842.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Western Africa Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Nigeria Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces, Swaziland Regional: Central Africa Central African Repu, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Regional: Eastern Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Sudan, Tanzania Continental: Asia´temperate Regional: Peninsular Arabia Yemen References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Walp., 1840. Repert. Bot. Syst. 1(1): 96. === Additional references

• De Wet, H., Struwig , M. & Van Wyk, B.-E. 2014. Taxonomic notes on the genus Stephania (Menispermaceae) in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 95: 146–151. DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2014.09.006 PDFReference 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.  (as Stephania abyssinica)
• Hul, S., Dary, C., Jacques, F., Ollivier, E., Bun, S.-S., Cheng, S.K., Kim, S., Peou, Y. & Jabbour, F. 2017. The world checklist of Stephania (Menispermaceae), with notes on types. Phytotaxa 298: 101–118. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.298.2.1 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. 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

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Stephania abyssinica var. abyssinica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 February 04. Reference page. 

• Tropicos.org 2017. Stephania abyssinica var. abyssinica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 January 2017.
• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Stephania abyssinica var. abyssinica. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 25 January 2017.