Malpighiaceae
Caucanthus

Caucanthus auriculatus (Radlk.) Nied.

First published in Arbeiten Bot. Inst. Königl. Lyceums Hosianum Braunsberg 6: 18 (1915)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to S. Tropical Africa. It is a climbing shrub or liana and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(2): 1-456. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Exell, A.W., Fernandes, A. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1963). Flora Zambesiaca 2(1): 1-351. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Launert, E. (1968). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Malpighiaceae: 1-26.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Cufod., Enumeratio Plantarum Aethiopiae Spermatophyta (Supplement in Bull. Jard. Bot. Brux.) p. 403 (1956).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 296 (1949).
  • Launert in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 35: 48, t. 5 (1961)
  • Launert in Flora Zambesiaca 2: 119, t. 16 (1963).
  • Niedenzu in A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich IV. 141: 35, fig. 11/N, 0 (1928).
  • Niedenzu in Arb. Bot. Inst. Akad. Braunsberg 6: 18 (1915)
  • Niedenzu in Vorl. Akad. Braunsberg S.-Sem. 1924: 2 (1924)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1959 Hildebrandt, J.M. [2821] Kenya K000416929 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1959 Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] Kenya K000416930 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mndolwa. [17] Tanzania K001890743 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