Asteraceae
Gynura

Gynura scandens O.Hoffm.

First published in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 416 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cameroon to Kenya and S. Tropical Africa. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cameroon, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Beentje, H.J. (2021). Flore du Gabon 56: 1-148. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers, ed. 1., p. 471 (1974).
  • Agnew, A.D.Q. & Agnew, S., Upland Kenya Wild Flowers, ed. 2: 225, t. 95 (1994).
  • Blundell, Wild Flow. E. Afr.: fig. 425 (1987).
  • C. Jeffrey in Kew Bulletin 41: 929 (1986).
  • F.G. Davies in Kew Bulletin 33: 337 (1978).
  • Halliday & Hind in Kew Mag. 7, 3: 109, plate 151 (1990).
  • Lisowski, Aster. Fl. Afr. Centr. 2: 427, t. 90 (1991).
  • Maquet in Fl. Rwanda 3: 655 fig. 204/1 (1985).
  • O.Hoffm. in Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theile C: 416 (1895).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2011 Dale, I.R. [2444] Kenya K000662617 Yes
Jul 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [1947] Cameroon K000108686 Yes
Sep 1, 1948 Scott Elliot, G.F. [7777] Uganda K000377686 Type Yes
Sep 1, 1948 Gossweiler, J. [1184] Angola K001307389 Yes
Sep 1, 1948 Holst, C. [3315] Tanzania K000377685 Type Yes
Gillett, J. [21826] Kenya K:SPC-56032.000 No
Dawkins, H.C. [882] Uganda K:SPC-03359.000 No
Gossweiler, J. [9889] Angola K001307388 Yes
Luke, W. R. Q.; Kabuye, C.; Festo, L.; Ntore, S. [17734] Uganda K001598553 Yes
Merrett, L.; Ginwalla, R. [2812] Zambia K001609188 Yes
Dawkins, H.C. [707] Uganda K:SPC-08663.000 No
Dawkins, H.C. [737] Uganda K:SPC-12301.000 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

  • 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