Rubiaceae

Polysphaeria Hook.f.

First published in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker, Gen. Pl. 2: 108 (1873)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical Africa, Madagascar.

Distribution

Native to:

Aldabra, Benin, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia, Zaïre

Introduced into:

Réunion

Accepted Species

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Discover the flowering plant tree of life and the genomic data used to build it.

View the Tree of Life
PAFTOL

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Brenan in Kew Bull. 4: 854 (1949).
  • K. Schum. in E. & P. Pflanzenfam. 4, 4: 201 (1891)
  • —F.T.A. 3: 127

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Verdcourt in Kew Bull. 35: 97–130 (1980).
  • in Bentham & J.D. Hooker, Gen. Pl. 2: 108 (1873).

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
  • Verdcourt in Kew Bull. 35: 97–130 (1980).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • G.P. 2: 108 (1873)
  • Verdc. in K.B. 35: 97–130 (1980)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2012 Capuron, R. [23173_SF] Madagascar K000726551 Yes
Oct 1, 2001 Kisena, C.M. [1470] Tanzania K000316910 Yes
Davis, A.P.; et al. [1086] Madagascar K:SPC-61818.000 No
Davis, A.P.; Rakotonasolo, F. [2138] Madagascar K:SPC-63889.000 No
Davis, A.P.; Rakotonasolo, F.; Watson, J. [2233] Madagascar K:SPC-77837.000 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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

  • 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