Apocynaceae
Strophanthus

Strophanthus kombe Oliv.

First published in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 11: t. 1098 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to S. Africa. It is a scrambling shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bruyns, P.V. (2014). The Apocynaceae of Namibia. Strelitzia 34: 1-158. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Calane da Silva, M., Izdine, S. & Amuse, A.B. (2004). A Preliminary Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Mozambique: 1-184. SABONET, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bruyns, P.V. (2014). The Apocynaceae of Namibia. Strelitzia 34: 1-158. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Beentje in Flora Zambesiaca 7 (2): 474, t. 112 (1985).
  • Beentje in Meded. Landbouwhogeschool 82 (4): 96, t. 24–25 (1982)
  • Beentje, Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas p. 485, map (1994).
  • Codd in Flora of Southern Africa 26: 290 (1963).
  • Gilg in Monogr. Afr. Pfl.-Fam. & Gatt. 7: 36, t. 3 (1903).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 56 (1949).
  • Oliv. in Hook., Ic. Pl. 3 (1): 79, t. 1098 (1871).
  • Stapf in Flora of Tropical Africa 4, 1: 173 (1902).
  • Verdcourt & Trump, Comm. Poison. Pl. E. Afr.: 138, t. 10/e–g (1969).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2019 Zandamela, J.; Datizua, C.; Osborne, J.; Langa, C.; Melecuane, B. [122] Mozambique K001346657 No
Jan 1, 2010 Banze, A. [81] Mozambique K000546056 No
Jan 1, 1981 Meller, C.J. [s.n.] Malawi K000233786 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0