Convolvulaceae
Paralepistemon

Paralepistemon shirensis (Oliv.) Lejoly & Lisowski

First published in Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 56: 197 (1986)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. DR Congo to KwaZulu-Natal. It is a climbing shrub or liana and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Discover the flowering plant tree of life and the genomic data used to build it.

View the Tree of Life
PAFTOL

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae. Flora Zambesiaca 8(1): 9-129. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lejoly, J. & S. Lisowski (1986). Paralepistemon, nouveau genre de Convolvulaceae d'Afrique tropicale. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 56: 195-197.
  • Meeuse, A.D.J. & W.G. Welman (2000). Convolvulaceae. Flora of Southern Africa 28: 1-138. Botanical Research Institute, Department of Agriculture.
  • Mwanga Mwanga, I.J.-C.M., Sosef, M.S.M. & Simões, A.R.G. (2022). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi), n.s., Convolvulaceae: 1-252. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
  • Staples, G.W. (2006). Revision of Asiatic Poraneae (Convolvulaceae) -- Cordisepalum, Dinetus, Duperreya, Porana, Poranopsis, and Tridynamia.. Blumea 51: 403-491.
  • Staples, G.W. (2007). A synopsis of Rivea (Convolvulaceae).. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 64: 213-223.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Baker, J.G. & A.B. Rendle in Thiselton-Dyer, W.T. et al. (eds.) (1905). Convolvulaceae. Flora of Tropical Africa 4(2): 62-206. Secretary of State for the Colonies.
  • Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae. Flora Zambesiaca 8(1): 9-129. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lejoly, J. & S. Lisowski (1986). Paralepistemon, nouveau genre de Convolvulaceae d'Afrique tropicale. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 56: 195-197.
  • Meeuse, A.D.J. & W.G. Welman (2000). Convolvulaceae. Flora of Southern Africa 28: 1-138. Botanical Research Institute, Department of Agriculture.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Buchanan [262] Malawi K000097056 Type Yes
Buchanan [262] Malawi K000097057 Type Yes
Kirk, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000097055 Type Yes

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

  • 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