Araliaceae
Astropanax

Astropanax barteri Seem.

First published in J. Bot. 3: 177 (1865)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to N. Angola. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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].

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Frodin, D.G. & Govaerts, R. (2003 publ. 2004). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araliaceae: 1-444. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Schefflera barteri.]
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Schefflera barteri.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe. Bothalia 41: 41-82.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Tchiengue, B.; Horwath; Pearce [2164] Cameroon K001417389 Yes
Tchiengue, B.; Horwath; Pearce [2164] Cameroon K000437485 Yes
Etuge, M.; Edmondo; Mariana [5208] Cameroon K001291945 Yes
Etuge, M.; Edmondo; Mariana [5208] Cameroon K000339125 Yes
Hunt, L.V. [25] Cameroon K001291946 Yes
Hunt, L.V. [25] Cameroon K001291939 Yes
unknown [1051] Nigeria K000350375 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 1, 2003 Gosline, G.; Minzner; Hooper; Crouch-Smith; Lickorish; Diangha; Masila; Jones; Ewang; Dansala. [98] Cameroon Schefflera hierniana K000609030 Yes
Dec 1, 2003 Gosline, G.; Minzner; Hooper; Crouch-Smith; Lickorish; Diangha; Masila; Jones; Ewang; Dansala. [98] Cameroon Schefflera hierniana K000198222 Yes
Dec 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [3974] Cameroon Schefflera hierniana K000198223 No
Jan 1, 1955 Maitland, T.D. [381] Cameroon Schefflera hierniana K000518504 No
Jan 1, 1955 Maitland, T.D. [381] Cameroon Schefflera hierniana K000518503 No
Keay; Lightbody [FHI 28519] Cameroon Schefflera hierniana K000518505 No
Dec 1, 2003 Cable, S. [3245] Cameroon Schefflera barteri K000198230 No
Dec 1, 2003 Cable, S. [3893] Cameroon Schefflera barteri K000198231 No
Dec 1, 2003 Cable, S.; Ntim, G.; Correia, A.; Kaiser; Foster, B.; kingsly; Randolf. [2812] Cameroon Schefflera barteri K000609027 Yes
Dec 1, 2003 Cheek, M. [10360] Cameroon Schefflera barteri K000198224 No
Dec 1, 2003 Cheek, M. [8372] Cameroon Schefflera barteri K000198226 No
Dec 1, 2003 Cheek, M. [9576] Cameroon Schefflera barteri K000198237 No
Dec 1, 2003 Cable, S.; Ntim, G.; Correia, A.; Kaiser; Foster, B; Kingsly; Randolf. [2812] Cameroon Schefflera barteri K000198229 Yes
Dec 1, 2003 Plot Voucher [B 217] Cameroon Schefflera barteri K000198236 Yes
Dec 1, 2003 Cable, S. [3656] Cameroon Schefflera barteri K000198232 No
Dec 1, 2003 Cheek, M. [7529] Cameroon Schefflera barteri K000198233 No
Dec 1, 2003 Zapfack, L.; Ekpe, P.; Saunders, D.; Mashego, R. [710] Cameroon Schefflera barteri K000198234 Yes
Dec 1, 2003 Cheek, M. [8372] Cameroon Schefflera barteri K000198227 No
Dec 1, 2003 Cheek, M. [10360] Cameroon Schefflera barteri K000198225 No
Dec 1, 1997 Wheatley, J.I. [403] Cameroon Schefflera barteri K000609028 Yes
Dec 1, 1997 Wheatley, J.I. [403] Cameroon Schefflera barteri K000198228 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Tekwe, C. [155] Cameroon Schefflera barteri K000339356 No
Nov 1, 1996 Satabie, B. [1091] Cameroon Schefflera barteri K000337988 No
Sep 1, 1995 Elad, M. [109] Cameroon Schefflera barteri K000198235 No
Nemba, J. [18] Cameroon Schefflera barteri K000518499 No
Chevalier, A. [21275] Cote d'Ivoire Schefflera barteri K000350374 Isotype Yes
Dawkins, H.C. [847] Uganda Schefflera barteri K:SPC-03285.000 No
Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [862] Cameroon Schefflera barteri K001291941 Yes
Mann, G. [1180] Cameroon Schefflera barteri K000350380 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mann, G. [1180] Cameroon Schefflera barteri K000350379 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Barter] [s.n.] Sierra Leone Schefflera barteri K000350373 Unknown Type Material Yes
Luke et al. [11424] Tanzania Schefflera barteri K000449406 No
Nemba, J. [18] Cameroon Schefflera barteri K000518498 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