Thymelaeaceae
Synaptolepis

Synaptolepis alternifolia Oliv.

First published in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 12: t. 1194 (1876)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa. It is a shrub or liana and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Peterson, B. (1978). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Thymelaeaceae: 1-37.
  • Pope, G.V., Polhill, R.M. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2006). Flora Zambesiaca 9(3): 1-277. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Bol. Soc. Brot., Sér. 2, 33: 216 (1959)
  • Engler, Pflanzenw. Afrikas [Veg. Erde 9] 3, 2: 640 (1921).
  • F.T.A. 6, 1: 246 (1910).
  • F.T.E.A., Thymelaeaceae: 6, fig. 1/1–6 (1978). TAB. 17.
  • Hooker’s Icon. Pl. 12: 8, t. 1194 (1876).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Pope, G.V., Polhill, R.M. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2006). Flora Zambesiaca 9(3): 1-277. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • H.H.W. Pearson in Flora of Tropical Africa 6(1): 246 (1910).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 612 (1949).
  • Oliv. in Hook., Ic. Pl. 12: 8, t. 1194 (1876).
  • Peterson in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 33: 218 (1959).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2018 Osborne, J.; Timberlake, J. [LICO C1 T010] Mozambique K000569823 Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Farmar, l. [s.n.] K000252482 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Kirk [s.n.] Tanzania K000252483 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Kirk [s.n.] Tanzania K000252484 Type Yes
Wild, H. [44883] Zimbabwe K:SPC-23436.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7794A] Tanzania K:SPC-28437.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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