Menispermaceae
Stephania

Stephania abyssinica (Quart.-Dill. & A.Rich.) Walp.

First published in Repert. Bot. Syst. 1: 96 (1842)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, N. Yemen. It is a climbing shrub or liana and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (2000). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(1): 1-532. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Exell, A.W. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1960). Flora Zambesiaca 1(1): 1-336. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Harris, D.J. (2002). Vasc. Pl. Dzanga-Sangha: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Miller, A.G. & Cope, T.A. (1996). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 1: 1-586. Edinburgh university press.
  • Troupin, G. (1956). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Menispermaceae: 1-32.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (2000). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(1): 1-532. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1978). Flora du Rwanda 1: 1-413. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Walp., Rep. 1: 96 (1842).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 31, 2022 Masia, N.; Nkadimeng, F. [9253] South Africa K009000809 No
Oct 28, 2016 Mann G. [2169] Cameroon K000105661 Type No
Oct 28, 2016 Luartin - Dillion; Petit [244] Ethiopia K000230210 Lectotype Yes
Jun 1, 2006 Maitland, T.D. [1112] Cameroon K000105665 Yes
Jun 1, 2006 Maitland, T.D. [1112] Cameroon K000105659 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Hutchinson, J.; Metcalfe, C.R. [19] Cameroon K000105656 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Steele, M. [109] Cameroon K000105658 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Keay, R.W.J. [37504] Cameroon K000105662 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Hutchinson, J.; Metcalfe, C.R. [19] Cameroon K000105657 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Hutchinson, J.; Metcalfe, C.R. [19] Cameroon K000105655 Yes
Apr 1, 1997 Cheek, M. [8533] Cameroon K000337508 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Tekwe, C. [344] Cameroon K000085481 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Watts, J. [430] Cameroon K000540335 Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Watts, J. [236] Cameroon K000085474 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Schimper [57] Ethiopia K000230211 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1953 Mann, G. [1242] Cameroon K000105660 Lectotype Yes
Cable, S.; Kenfack D.; Felix; Paul [2562A] Cameroon K000213015 No
Wightman, N. ; Alfonsi, J. ; Conradie, C. ; Du Plessis, D. ; Du Plessis, S. ; O'Connor, N. [NCW648] Zambia K001639607 Yes
Darbyshire, I.; Cheso; Atem; Barlas; Guedje; Charles [433] Cameroon K001422501 Yes
Maiato, F.; Camôngua, J. [1105] Angola K001590825 Yes
Nana Felicite; Nukam; Simo; Enow [107] Cameroon K001418554 Yes
Mann [629] K000230212 Type Yes
Mann [629] K000230213 Type No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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