Apocynaceae
Pachycarpus

Pachycarpus lineolatus (Decne.) Bullock

First published in Kew Bull. 8: 333 (1953)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa to N. Namibia. It is a perennial or tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Bruyns, P.V. (2014). The Apocynaceae of Namibia. Strelitzia 34: 1-158. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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].
  • Goyder, D.J. (1998). A revision of Pachycarpus E.Mey. (Asclepiadaceae: Asclepiadeae) in Tropical Africa with notes on the genus in southern Africa. Kew Bulletin 53: 335-374.
  • Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 7(3): 1-375. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Goyder, S., Harris, T., Masinde, S., Meve, U. & Venter, J. (2012). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Apocynaceae(2): 1-530.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 1-544.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in Kew Bull. 8: 333 (1953).

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Bullock in Kew Bull. 8: 333 (1953).
  • Goyder in F.T.E.A., Apocynaceae (part 2): 437 (2012).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Goyder, D.J. (1998). A revision of Pachycarpus E.Mey. (Asclepiadaceae: Asclepiadeae) in Tropical Africa with notes on the genus in southern Africa. Kew Bulletin 53: 335-374.
  • Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 7(3): 1-375. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Goyder, S., Harris, T., Masinde, S., Meve, U. & Venter, J. (2012). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Apocynaceae(2): 1-530.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 1-544.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1985). Flora du Rwanda 3: 1-729. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • K.B. 8: 333 (1953).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1995 Maitland, T.D. [1746] Cameroon K000028298 No
Jan 1, 1995 Mildbraed [9318] Cameroon K000305009 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Schweinfurth, G. [1960] Sudan K000305003 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Schweinfurth, G. [1960] Sudan K000305004 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Mildbraed [9391] Cameroon K000305007 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Mildbraed [9391] Cameroon K000305008 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Carson, A. [12] Zambia K000234991 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Maitland, T.D. [1521] Cameroon K000028297 No
Bullock, A.A. [2277] Tanzania K:SPC-03943.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9123B] Tanzania K:SPC-03429.000 No
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [5813] Tanzania K000468612 No
Cribb, P.; Grey-Wilson, C.; Mwasumbi, L. [11281] Tanzania K:SPC-40331.000 No
Goyder, D.J.; et al. [3779] Tanzania K:SPC-62782.000 No
Cruse, A.W. [466] Zambia K:SPC-03930.000 No
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1081] Tanzania K:SPC-05122.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Luao, R. [3836 (flower] Zambia K:SPC-14630.000 No
Bullock, A.A. [2129] Zambia K:SPC-17861.000 No
Gossweiler, J. [482] Angola K001030380 Yes
Goyder, D.J.; et al. [3829] Tanzania K:SPC-59819.000 No
Schaijes, M. [2852] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-50439.000 No
Brummitt, R.K.; Polhill, R.M. [13686] Tanzania K:SPC-37113.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9123] Tanzania K:SPC-01058.000 No
Bullock, A.A. [3689] Tanzania K:SPC-03944.000 No
Richards, H.M. [11868] Tanzania K:SPC-29853.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9123A] Tanzania K:SPC-01065.000 No
Milne-Redhead; Taylor [8549A] Tanzania K:SPC-33674.000 No
Robson, N.K.B. [971] Zambia K:SPC-29851.000 No
Verdcourt, B. [220] Tanzania Calotropis busseana K:SPC-01876.000 No
Bally [#B12390] Kenya Calotropis busseana K:SPC-58648.000 No

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

  • 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/

  • 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