Apocynaceae
Pleiocarpa

Pleiocarpa bicarpellata Stapf

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 21 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Central Tropical Africa to Kenya. It is a scrambling shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cabinda, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, 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.
  • Jongkind, C.C.H. (2022). Flore du Gabon 59: 1-276. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 4, 1: 99.
  • in Kew Bull. 1894: 21

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Huber in Flora of West Tropical Africa ed. 2, 2: 63 (1963).
  • Omino in Wageningen Agric. Univ. Pap. 96 (1): 135, t. 36 (1996).
  • Pichon in Bull. Soc. Brot. sér. 2 (27): 125, t. 3/8–10 (1953).
  • Stapf in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1894: 21 (1894)
  • Stapf in Flora of Tropical Africa 4 (1): 99 (1902).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 2007 Cheek, M. [11572] Cameroon K000460219 No
Jun 1, 2006 Cheek, M. [11832] Cameroon K000339947 No
Jun 1, 2006 Nana felicite [74] Cameroon K000339943 No
Jun 1, 2006 Etuge, M. [5192] Cameroon K000339948 No
Jun 1, 2006 Cheek, M. [11614] Cameroon K000339945 No
Jun 1, 2006 Darbyshire, I. [250] Cameroon K000339949 No
Jun 1, 2006 Onana, J.-M. [2912] Cameroon K000339946 No
Jun 1, 2006 Cheek, M. [11789] Cameroon K000339944 No
May 1, 2001 Zapfack, L. [667] Cameroon K000198055 No
Jan 1, 1995 Mann [1213] Ghana K000233662 Lectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Mann [1213] Ghana K000233661 Type Yes
Mar 28, 1994 Zenker, G.A.; Staudt [753] Cameroon K000233647 Type No
Mar 28, 1994 Zenker, G.A.; Staudt [753] Cameroon K000233646 Syntype Yes
Mar 28, 1994 Staudt [93] Cameroon K000233648 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Preuss, P.R. [44] Cameroon K000028100 No
Jan 1, 1993 Keay, R.W.J. [37457] Cameroon K000028103 No
Jan 1, 1950 Brenan, J.P.M. [9458] Cameroon K000028104 No
Tchiengue, B.; Ekwoge, Horwath; Hoffmann [2109] Cameroon K001310415 Yes
Groves, M.; Collins.; Etuge.; Meve.; Carlsson.; Pa John. [142] Cameroon K000795752 Yes
Thomas, D.W. [294] Cameroon K001518756 No
Cheek, M.; Horwath, A.; Zak, Bekonon; Morgan, B. [13023] Cameroon K001310416 Yes
Staudt, A. [683] Cameroon K000028102 No
Staudt, A. [573] Cameroon K000028101 No
Brenan, J.P. [9458] Cameroon K:SPC-11755.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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