Apocynaceae
Raphionacme
Raphionacme splendens

Raphionacme splendens subsp. splendens

This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Cameroon to Ethiopia and S. Tropical Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 7(3): 1-375. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Venter, H.J.T. (2009). A taxonomic revision of Raphianacme (Apocynaceae: Periplocoideae). South African Journal of Botany 75: 292-350.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 28, 2009 Brown, A. [s.n.] Sudan K000234184 Type Yes
Archer, P.G. [7770] Kenya Raphionacme jurensis K:SPC-44167.000 No
Meikle, R.D. [1010] Nigeria Raphionacme jurensis K:SPC-22860.000 No
Greenway, P.J.; Brenan, J.P.M. [8060] Zambia Raphionacme jurensis K:SPC-44381.000 No
Faulkner, H. [K.326] Mozambique Raphionacme jurensis K:SPC-04036.000 No
Bally, P.R.O. [12185] Kenya Raphionacme jurensis K:SPC-45909.000 No
Lock, J.M. [80/50] Sudan Raphionacme jurensis K:SPC-42133.000 No

Sources

  • 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