Apocynaceae
Strophanthus

Strophanthus amboensis (Schinz) Engl. & Pax

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 15: 376 (1892)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is DR Congo to N. Central Namibia. It is a scrambling shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cabinda, Namibia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bruyns, P.V. (2014). The Apocynaceae of Namibia. Strelitzia 34: 1-158. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Curtis, B. & Mannheimer, C. (2005). Tree Atlas of Namibia: 1-688. The National Botanical Research Institute, Windhoek.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bruyns, P.V. (2014). The Apocynaceae of Namibia. Strelitzia 34: 1-158. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1981 Gossweiler, J. [1136] Angola K001030097 Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Welwitsch [5999] Angola K000233774 Type No
Jan 1, 1981 Gossweiler, J. [4896] Angola K001030100 Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Gossweiler, J. [4531] Angola K001030096 Yes
Jan 1, 1981 See General Comments [578] K000233793 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Gossweiler, J. [9358] Angola K001030091 Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Gossweiler, J. [655] Angola K001030105 Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Welwitsch [5992] Angola K000233775 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Schinz, H. [222] Namibia K000233943 Type Yes
Strophanthus gossweileri K:SPC-02296.000 No
Strophanthus gossweileri K:SPC-03633.000 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