Rubiaceae
Coptosperma

Coptosperma nigrescens Hook.f.

First published in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker, Gen. Pl. 2: 87 (1873)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Somalia to Eswatini, Comoros, Madagascar. It is a scrambling shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Somalia, Swaziland, Tanzania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Calane da Silva, M., Izdine, S. & Amuse, A.B. (2004). A Preliminary Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Mozambique: 1-184. SABONET, Pretoria.
  • De Block, P. (2007). Notes on Coptosperma as a precursor to a checklist of the Rubiaceae of Madagascar and the Comores. Systematics and Geography of Plants 77: 122-127.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Somalia 3: 1-626. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 2021 Langa, C.; Matimele, H.; Zandamela, J.; Osborne, J.; Rokni, S.; Munwane, C.; Machuama, B. [CL 28] Mozambique K001346028 Yes
Kirk, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000411724 Type Yes
Swynnerton, C.F.M. [1263] Mozambique K000411726 Type Yes
Swynnerton, C.F.M. [1263] Mozambique K000411725 Unknown Type Material Yes
Boivin, L.H. [s.n.] Madagascar K000032661 Syntype Yes
Madagascar Tarenna nigrescens K:SPC-49043.000 No
Madagascar Tarenna nigrescens K:SPC-49042.000 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images