10TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE Check List the journal of biodiversity data Check List 11(1): 1557, January 2015 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/11.1.1557 ISSN 1809-127X © 2015 Check List and Authors LISTS OF SPECIES Floristic diversity of classiied forest and partial faunal reserve of Comoé-Léraba, southwest Burkina Faso Assan Gnoumou1, 2*, Oumarou Ouedraogo1, Marco Schmidt 3, 4, and Adjima hiombiano1 1 University of Ouagadougou, Departement of plant biology and plant physiology, Laboratory of applied plant biology and ecology, boulevard Charles de Gaulle, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 2 Aube Nouvelle University, Laboratory of information system, environment management and sustainable developpement, Rue RONSIN, 06 BP 9283 Ouagadougoug 06, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 3 Senckenberg Research Institute, Department of Botany and molecular Evolution and Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F). Senckenberganlage 25, 60325 Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany 4 Goethe University, Institute of Ecology, Evolution and Diversity. Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, 60438 Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany * Corresponding author: agnoumou@gmail.com Abstract: he classiied forest and partial faunal reserve of Comoé-Léraba belongs to the South Sudanian phytogeographical sector of Burkina Faso and is located in the most humid area of the country. his study aims to present a detailed list of the Comoé-Léraba reserve’s lora for a better knowledge and conservation. Floristic inventories have permitted to record 1000 mm and the rainy days per year exceed 90 days. Hence, a loristic inventory can be expected to include many exclusive species in comparison to the other parts of the country. With the ultimate objective toassess loristic diversity for better conservation and management of the Comoé-Léraba reserve, this paper aims to provide a detailed loristic list. Key words: protected area, phytodiversity, life form, phytogeography, savanna MATERIALS AND METHODS Study site he classiied forest and partial faunal reserve of ComoéLéraba is located in the southwest part of Burkina Faso (Figure 1) between the latitudes 10°02′ and 09°31′ N and the longitudes 004°55′ and 004°13′ W. It was established from two existing classiied forests (Diéfoula and Logoniégué) in 2001 and covers 125,000 ha. he Comoé-Léraba reserve belongs to Category IV of IUCN protected areas (IUCN 2004) and is a Ramsar site since 2009 (http://www.ramsar.org; Ramsar 2014) mainly due to the two permanent rivers (Comoé and Léraba) that cross the reserve. he reserve is managed by the local association “AGEREF” (Comoé-Léraba classiied forest and partial faunal reserve’s inter-village association of natural resource management). Hunting and ecotourism are permitted under a forester agreement in a speciic period of each year during the dry season. Land use pressure is high in the cultivation zone surrounding the reserve. Indeed, the conservation of this protected area is sustained by the integrated management based on local participation (through the AGEREF). After 13 years, positive results (e.g., reconstitution of fallow land) have been obtained, according to the survey of vegetation structure in the protected area (Gnoumou et al. 2011b). 540 plant species belonging to 342 genera and 91 families, thus representing 26.12% of Burkina Faso’s phytodiversity (2067 species). Fabaceae and Poaceae with 89 and 51 species respectively, were the dominant families. he vegetation is characterized by the dominance of both phanerophytes (45.51%) and therophytes (32.73%). he importance of Guineo–Congolian species proves that the Comoé-Léraba lora belongs to the Sudano–Guinean transition sector. Comoé-Léraba also accounts the highest number of exclusive species followed by the reserve of Sahel in the country. Exclusive species bring out its value in lora conservation. INTRODUCTION An updated checklist of the vascular plants of Burkina Faso with 2067 species was recently published (hiombiano et al. 2012), with most of these species documented from protected areas. Nevertheless, published lists of phytodiversity in protected areas are scarce. here are 81 protected areas in the country (hiombiano and Kampmann 2010), but local loras have been published for only three of them: Bangr-Weoogo urban park (Gnoumou et al. 2008), the partial faunal reserve of Pama (Mbaygone et al. 2008) and Arly National Park (Ouédraogo et al. 2011). Among Burkina Faso’s protected areas, the Comoé-Léraba reserve is unique due to its geographical position and lora. he reserve is located in the most humid zone of the country. he vegetation is dominated by woodland and islands of tropical dry forest, with some patches of dense non-riparian forests (Neumann and Müller 1999; Gnoumou 2011b), which are very rare habitats in Burkina Faso. he annual rainfall may reach Check List | www.biotaxa.org/cl Data collection he species list was established from phytosociological surveys, carried out from 2007 to 2010 and covering all vegetation types of the protected area (dense dry forest, riparian forest, woodland, woodland savanna, tree savanna, shrubs-savanna, bush of termite mound, grove both on termite mounds and pond). It was supplemented by collection data from the University of Ouagadougou Herbarium (OUA). 1 Volume 11 | Number 1 | Article 1557 Gnoumou et al. | Floristic diversity of Comoé-Léraba, Burkina Faso Figure 1. Map of the classiied forest and partial faunal reserve of Comoé-Léraba and its surroundings, Burkina Faso. Species were identiied using Berhaut (1971-1988); Le Bourgeois and Merlier (1995); Akbundu and Agyakwa (1989); Arbonnier (2002); Hutchinson and Dalziel (1954–1972); Hawthorne and Jongkind (2006), Akoègninou et al. (2006); Poilecot (1995, 1999) and the West African Plants Database (http://www.westafricanplants.senckenberg.de; Bruken et al. 2008). spermaphytes, only the angiosperms are present (monocotyledons 24.77% and dicotyledons 74.12%) and the gymnosperms are missed. he richest dominant families are Fabaceae (89 species), followed by Poaceae (51), Rubiaceae (33), Cyperaceae (25), Malvaceae (23) Apocynaceae (19), Euphorbiaceae (19), Acanthaceae (18), Asteraceae (18) and Combretaceae (14) (Figure 2). Seven types of life form were found in ComoéLéraba reserve, with a dominance of phanerophytes (45.12%), followed by therophytes (32.97%), geophytes (9.02%), hemicryptophytes (7.55%), chamaephytes (4.24%), epiphytes (0.37%) and hydrophytes (0.18%). Regarding the chorological spectrum of the lora (Figure 3), 13 elements are determined. Data analysis he family concept follows hiombiano et al. (2012), therefore Fabaceae and Malvaceae have been considered in a wider sense (with Caesalpinoideae and Mimosoideae as subfamilies of Fabaceae and Bombacoideae, Grewioideae, Sterculioideae as subfamilies of Malvaceae), which is now generally accepted (e.g., APG III, 2009) but may difer from previous analyses from West Africa. Life forms follow Raunkiaer (1934) and have been assembled from literature (Mbayngone et al. 2008; Ouédraogo et al. 2011; hiombiano et al. 2012). he chorological types refer to the phytochoria of White (1983), widely used in West African studies (Sinsin 2001; Mbayngone et al. 2008), and distributional information from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (http://www.gbif.org/species). To determine loristic similarity with other protected areas, Sørensen indices were calculated using the Community Analysis Package (CAP 2002). 18 Fabaceae 18 89 Poaceae Rubiaceae 19 Cyperaceae Malvaceae 19 Apocynaceae Euphorbiaceae 23 Acanthaceae 51 RESULTS A total of 540 species was recorded in the Comoé-Léraba reserve belonging to 343 genera and 91 families (Appendix 1). In the study area, the pteridophytes constitute 1.11% of the species and the spermaphytes 98.89%. he whole of the Check List | www.biotaxa.org/cl 14 25 Asteraceae Combretaceae 33 Figure 2. Family composition; showing the number of species in ten dominant families. 2 Volume 11 | Number 1 | Article 1557 Gnoumou et al. | Floristic diversity of Comoé-Léraba, Burkina Faso he most important are Sudanian (136); Guineo–Congolian (113); Pluriregional African (71); Paleotropical (54); Pantropical (54); Afrotropical (43) and Sudano–Zambezian (42). 7 5 9 411 42 S 136 DISCUSSION he lora of Comoé-Léraba reserve represents 26.12% of the vascular plants of Burkina Faso (hiombiano et al. 2012). he ive most important families are similar to those of Pama reserve (Mbayngone et al. 2008). he family composition is also close to the lora of Arly National Park, but we found more species of Combretaceae. Family diversity is higher (91 families) in the Comoé-Léraba reserve compared to Arly National Park (83) and the Partial faunal reserve of Pama (73). Fabaceae and Poaceae are the most dominant families in the protected areas in the North and South Sudanian sector (Schmidt et al. 2005; Schmidt et al. 2010) with typical savanna vegetation. With increasing water availability, gallery forests and dense dry forests become more important landscape elements. his explains the high availability of Rubiaceae members in Comoé-Léraba and Pendjari located in the more humid areas (Sambaré et al. 2010; N’Da et al. 2008, Bakayoko et al. 2004; Ake Assi, 2002). he life form pattern found in Comoé-Léraba reserve, with a dominance of phanerophytes and therophytes, is in accordance with other studies from the North Sudanian (Ouédraogo et al. 2011) and South Sudanian phytogeographical sectors (Assédé et al. 2012). he dominance of phanerophytes in this study is due to the presence of diferent forest types. hese results are similar to South Sudanian Zone (hiombiano et al. 2012). he chorological spectrum of the lora is characterized by a high proportion of Sudanian species (25.19%). However, the number of Guineo–Congolian species is also very important in the reserve (20.93%). hese elements are found in each vegetation type of the reserve as opposed to Arly National Park where they are mainly conined to the gallery forests (Ouédraogo et al. 2011). his study conirms the phytogeographic placement of Comoé-Léraba in the Sudano-Guinean transition zone as shown by the presence of open forest of Isoberlinia (Adjanohoun et al. 1989) and the presence of Monotes and Uapaca. Within the chorological spectrum a high proportion of widespread species has been documented (Pluriregional African, Paleotropical, Pantropical, Sudano-Zambezian a ndAfrotropical). Chromolaena odorata, a neophyte from the Americas, has been identiied. In West Africa, C. odorata shows the limit between denser rain forest and Guinean savanna (Akbundu and Agyakwa 1989). In other areas of the world, it is considered as an aggressive invader (US Forest Service 2014). GC PRA 43 Pal Pan AT SZ 54 GC-SZ AA Am Cu 113 54 G SG 71 Figure 3. Chorological spectrum of the lora of Comoé-Léraba reserve, Burkina Faso. S= Sudanian; GC= Guinean-Congolian; PRA= Pluriregional African; Pal= Paleotropical; Pan = Pantropical; AT = Afrotropical, SZ= Sudano-zambesian; GC-SZ=Guinean-Congolian; Sudano-Zambesian; AA= Afro-American; Am = Afro-Malagasy; Cu= Cultivated; G= Guinean. he comparison of protected areas of Burkina Faso and Benin includes four neighbouring areas. W-Burkina Faso (Nacoulma et al. 2011), Arly (Ouédraogo et al. 2011), Pama (Mbayngone et al. 2008) are geographically grouped together with the biosphere reserve of Pendjari in Benin in the so-called WAPO complex (W-Arly-Pendjari-Oti). Two other protected areas have been considered: Bangr-Weoogo urban park (Gnoumou et al. 2008), in the central part of the country, and the classiied forest of Kou (Guinko and hiombiano 2005), in southwest Burkina Faso. he last one is the country’s largest protected area located in its northernmost corner - the Sahel reserve (Schmidt et al. 2008). he highest loristic similarity was found between W-Burkina Faso and Arly national parks (Table 1) and also these protected areas are also similar to Pama and Pendjari in species composition. Moreover, W-Burkina Faso, situated in the North Sudanian sector has a lora most similar to the Comoé-Léraba reserve. his is probably due to the similarity of more ecosystems, such as (1) groves on termite’s mounds, (2) woodland savannah on lood plains, in high, middle and lower glacis, (3) gallery forest on river beds, (4) forest in middle glacis and high glacis, which is quite opposite to Kou reserve which is geographically closer to Comoé-Léraba. he W-Burkina Faso has high Table 1. Comparison of the protected areas: Sørensen index Protected area Comoé-Léraba Arly Kou Pama Pendjari PUBW Sahel W-Burkina Comoé-Léraba Arly 0.49 Kou 0.46 0.43 Pama 0.47 0.66 0.44 Pendjari 0.43 0.55 0.36 0.50 PUBW 0.33 0.47 0.35 0.43 Sahel 0.33 0.37 0.15 0.34 0.29 0.30 W-Burkina 0.52 0.70 0.42 0.66 0.58 0.43 Check List | www.biotaxa.org/cl 3 0.38 0.37 Volume 11 | Number 1 | Article 1557 Gnoumou et al. | Floristic diversity of Comoé-Léraba, Burkina Faso Table 2. Comparison of the protected areas: common species, exlusive species and species richness. Protected area Common Species Comoé-Léraba Arly Kou Pama Exclusive Pendjari PUBW Comoé-Léraba Arly 216 Kou 204 197 Pama 203 298 211 Pendjari 252 323 233 282 PUBW 151 180 173 164 189 Sahel 88 155 115 227 147 167 W-Burkina 403 388 270 297 474 290 species richness with few exclusive species in comparison to the other protected areas. However, low dissimilarity exists between Comoé-Léraba reserve and the other transboundary protected areas further east. he environmental diferences and larger distance to the other reserves make the BangrWeoogo urban park and the Sahel reserve the most distinctive in species composition. Comoé-Léraba accounts the highest number of exclusive species followed by the reserve of Sahel in the country (Table 2). 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Herbarium Authors’ contribution statement: AT developed the idea of this study; AG collected, analysed data and wrote the text; OO and MS identiied the species, contributed inventory data from other reserves, and improved the manuscript. Received: September 2014 Accepted: November 2014 Editorial responsibility: Nik Fadzly Appendix 1. Higher plants of the classiied forest and partial faunal reserve of Comoé-Léraba. The table follows the presentation of the families in alphabetical order and for each family the species are also in alphabetical order. Life form, chorological information and voucher specimens are provided for each species (life forms: [c] chamaephyte, [g] geophyte, [hc] hemicryptophyte, [hy] hydrophyte, [p] phanerophyte, [t] therophyte; [ep] epiphyte; chorology: [S] sudanian, [Pan] pantropical, [SZ] Sudano-Zambesian, [Pal] Paleotropical, [AT] Afrotropical, [PRA] pluriregional African, [GC] Guineo-Congolian, [AA] AfroAmerican, [Am] Afro-Malagasy, [G] Guinean, [Cu] cultivated, cosmopolitan, [GC-SZ] Guineo-Congolian-Sudano-Zambesian. Family and species Lf Chor. Voucher specimen number Adiantum philipense L. hc SZ A. Gnoumou 16431 Doryopteris kirkii (Hook.) Alston t AT PTERIDOPHYTA Adiantaceae Marsileaceae Marsilea quadrifolia L. t Ophioglossaceae Ophioglossum reticulatum L. g Sz A. Gnoumou 16459 t SZ A. Gnoumou 16589 t GC-SZ A. Gnoumou 16600 Burnatia enneandra Micheli t PRA A. Gnoumou 16653, Aké Assi et al 4064, 4065 Butomopsis latifolia (D.Don) Kunth t Pan Limnophyton obtusifolium (L.) Miq. g Pal g S g GC-SZ g S Parkeriaceae Ceratopteris cornuta (P.Beauv.) Lepr. Selaginellaceae Selaginella protensa Alston SPERMATOPHYTA Angiospermae Monocotyledonae Alismataceae Aloaceae Aloe buettneri A.Berger Amaryllidaceae Pancratium tenuifolium Hochst. ex A.Rich. Anthericaceae Chlorophytum laxum R. Br. Check List | www.biotaxa.org/cl 5 A. Gnoumou 16478 Volume 11 | Number 1 | Article 1557 Gnoumou et al. | Floristic diversity of Comoé-Léraba, Burkina Faso Appendix 1. Continued. Family and species Lf Chor. Voucher specimen number Chlorophytum limosum (Baker) Nordal hc S A. Gnoumou 16544 Chlorophytum senegalense (Baker) Hepper g S A. Gnoumou 16517 Chlorophytum stenopetalum Baker g SZ A. Gnoumou 16546 Chlorophytum lancifolium Baker g GC A. Gnoumou 16526 Amorphophallus abyssinicus (A.Rich.) N.E.Br. g S Amorphophallus aphyllus (Hook.) Hutch. g S Anchomanes diformis (Blume) Engl. g GC Caladium bicolor (Ait.) Vent. var. pictum g AA A. Gnoumou 13636 Stylochaeton hypogaeus Lepr. g GC A. Gnoumou 16488, 16621 Elaeis guineensis Jacq. p Cu Raphia sudanica A.Chev. p S Asparagus africanus Lam. c S Drimia altissima (L. f.) Ker-Gawl. hc AT A. Gnoumou 16557 Sansevieria liberica Gérôme & Labroy g GC A. Gnoumou 16524, 16591 g Pal A. Gnoumou 16433 Aneilema lanceolatum Benth. t S Aneilema paludosum A. Chev. t GC Commelina africana L. t PRA Commelina benghalensis L. t Pal Commelina erecta L. t Pan A. Gnoumou 16495 Commelina nigritana Benth. t GC A. Gnoumou 16581 Commelina subulata Roth t Pal Floscopa axillaris (Poir.) C.B.Clarke t GC A. Gnoumou 16444 Murdannia simplex (Vahl) Brenan g Pal A. Gnoumou 16601 g SZ Bulbostylis abortiva (Steud.) C.B.Clarke t PRA Bulbostylis coleotricha (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) C.B.Clarke t PRA Bulbostylis ilamentosa (Vahl) C.B.Clarke hc Araceae A. Gnoumou 16616 Arecaceae Asparagaceae Colchicaceae Gloriosa superba L. Commelinaceae A. Gnoumou 16424 Costaceae Costus spectabilis (Fenzl) K.Schum. Cyperaceae SZ A. Gnoumou 16567, 16456 Bulbostylis hispidula (Vahl) R.W.Haines subsp. brachyphylla (Cherm.) Napper t PRA A. Gnoumou 16563 Bulbostylis scabricaulis Cherm. t PRA A. Gnoumou 16566 Cyperus amabilis Vahl t Pan A. Gnoumou 16643 Cyperus cuspidatus Kunth t Pan A. Gnoumou 16421 Cyperus diformis L. t Pan A. Gnoumou 16559 Cyperus haspan L. hc Pan A. Gnoumou 16647 Cyperus laxus Lam. subsp. buchholzii (Boeckeler) Kük. t GC A. Gnoumou 16611, 16614 Cyperus margaritaceus Vahl t PRA A. Gnoumou 16467 Cyperus tenuiculmis Boeckeler g Pal A. Gnoumou 16454 Eleocharis complanata Boeckeler t PRA A. Gnoumou 32, 13641 Eleocharis mutata (L.) Roem. & Schult. t GC A. Gnoumou 31, 13640 Fimbristylis ferruginea (L.) Vahl t Pan A. Gnoumou 16646 Fuirena ciliaris (L.) Roxb. t Pal A. Gnoumou 16641 Fuirena umbellata Rottb. g Pan A. Gnoumou 16423 Kyllinga tenuifolia Steud. hc Pal A. Gnoumou 16450 Mariscus cylindristachyus Steud. hc Pan A. Gnoumou 16572 Pycreus lavescens (L.) Reichenb. t Pan Rhynchospora corymbosa (L.) Britton hc Pan Schoenoplectiella senegalensis (Hochst. ex Steud.) Lye hc Pal A. Gnoumou 16656, 16672 Scleria naumanniana Boeckeler g GC A. Gnoumou 16283, 16550; Aké Assi et al. 4093 Scleria sphaerocarpa (E.A.Rob.) Napper g S Scleria tessellata Willd. t Pal A. Gnoumou 16570 Dioscorea bulbifera L. g Pan A. Gnoumou 16266 Dioscorea dumetorum (Kunth) Pax g GC A. Gnoumou 16530 Dioscoreaceae Check List | www.biotaxa.org/cl 6 Volume 11 | Number 1 | Article 1557 Gnoumou et al. | Floristic diversity of Comoé-Léraba, Burkina Faso Appendix 1. Continued. Family and species Lf Chor. Dioscorea hirtilora Benth. g GC Voucher specimen number Dioscorea sagittifolia Pax g S Eriocaulon inundatum Moldenke t GC A. Gnoumou 16511 Eriocaulon meiklei Moldenke t S A. Gnoumou 16659 Eriocaulon togoense Moldenke t S A. Gnoumou 16541 Hy PRA g PRA g AT g PRA Nymphaea lotus L. g Pal Nymphaea maculata Schumach. & Thonn. g GC A. Gnoumou 16652 Nymphaea micrantha Guill. & Perr. g GC A. Gnoumou 16654, 16671 Calyptrochilum christyanum (Rchb.f.) Summerh. ep S A. Gnoumou 16437 Eulophia cucullata (Afz.) Lindl.ex Steud. hc S Liparis nervosa (Thunb.) Lindl. g Pan Malaxis chevalieri Summerh. g GC A. Gnoumou 16606 Nervilia petraea (Afzel.ex. Sw.) Summerh g Am A. Gnoumou 16580 Nervilia kotschyi (Rchb.f.) Schltr. g Am Nervilia simplex (Thouars) Schltr. g Am A. Gnoumou 16607 Nervilia bicarinata (Blume) Schltr. g Am A. Gnoumou 16461, 16520 Acroceras zizanioides (Kunth) Dandy hc Pan A. Gnoumou 16604 Andropogon gayanus Kunth hc AT A. Gnoumou 16547 Andropogon schirensis A.Rich. hc PRA A. Gnoumou 16463 Aristida kerstingii Pilg. t GC A. Gnoumou 16497 Brachiaria serrata (Thunb.) Stapf hc SZ A. Gnoumou 16622 Chasmopodium caudatum (Hack.) Stapf t GC A. Gnoumou 16531 Chloris robusta Stapf t S Chrysopogon nigritanus (Benth.) Veldkamp hc PRA Ctenium elegans Kunth t AT Ctenium newtonii Hack. hc S Cymbopogon caesius (Nees ex Hook. & Arn.) Stapf hc PRA A. Gnoumou 16617 Digitaria diagonalis (Nees) Stapf var. hirsuta (De Wild. & Th. Dur.) Troupin hc PRA A. Gnoumou 16583, 16594 Digitaria horizontalis Willd. t GC Elionurus elegans Kunth t SZ Elionurus royleanus Nees ex A. Rich. t AT Elymandra androphila (Stapf ) Stapf hc S A. Gnoumou 16472 Elytrophorus spicatus (Willd.) A.Camus t Pal A. Gnoumou 16655, 16662 Euclasta condylotricha (Hochst. ex Steud.) Stapf t Aam A. Gnoumou 16272 Hyparrhenia glabriuscula (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Anderss. ex Stapf hc S A. Gnoumou 16523 Hyparrhenia involucrata Stapf t S A. Gnoumou 16484 Hyparrhenia smithiana (Hook. f.) Stapf hc S A. Gnoumou 16451, 16457 Loudetia simplex (Nees) C.E.Hubb. hc PRA A. Gnoumou 16458 Loudetiopsis kerstingii (Pilg.) Conert t S A. Gnoumou 16457, 16483 Microchloa indica (L.f.) P.Beauv. t Pan A. Gnoumou 16494 Monocymbium ceresiiforme (Nees) Stapf hc S A. Gnoumou 16489, 16502 Oplismenus hirtellus (L.) P.Beauv. c GC A. Gnoumou 16514 Oryza barthii A.Chev. t AT A. Gnoumou 16639 Oryza longistaminata A.Chev. & Roehr. hc PRA Oxytenanthera abyssinica (A.Rich.) Munro hc AT Panicum luviicola Steud. hc PRA A. Gnoumou 16491, 16540, 16592 Panicum phragmitoides Stapf hc GC A. Gnoumou 16595 Paspalum scrobiculatum L. hc Pal A. Gnoumou 16439, 16640 Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin. t Pal Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult. t GC-SZ Eriocaulaceae Hydrocharitaceae Ottelia ulvifolia Pers. Hypoxidaceae Curculigo pilosa (Schum. & Thonn.). var. minor Engler Iridaceae Gladiolus gregarius Welw. ex Baker A. Gnoumou 16501 Marantaceae Thalia geniculata L. Nympheaceae Orchidaceae Poaceae Check List | www.biotaxa.org/cl 7 A. Gnoumou 16551 A. Gnoumou 16464 Volume 11 | Number 1 | Article 1557 Gnoumou et al. | Floristic diversity of Comoé-Léraba, Burkina Faso Appendix 1. Continued. Family and species Lf Chor. Voucher specimen number Pennisetum unisetum (Nees) Benth hc SZ A. Gnoumou 16496 Rottboellia cochinchinensis (Lour.) Clayton t Pal A. Gnoumou 16426 Sacciolepis africana C.E.Hubb. & Snowden g GC A. Gnoumou 16663 Sacciolepis chevalieri Stapf hc S A. Gnoumou 16668 Sacciolepis indica (L.) Chase t Pal Sacciolepis micrococca Mez t S Schizachyrium exile (Hochst.) Pilg. t Am Schizachyrium platyphyllum (Franch.) Stapf hc S Schizachyrium sanguineum (Retz.) Alston hc Pan Schizachyrium schweinfurthii (Hack.) Stapf hc S Sorghastrum bipennatum (Hack.) Pilg. t PRA Sporobolus festivus Hochst. ex A.Rich. hc PRA Sporobolus pyramidalis P.Beauv. hc PRA Sporobolus virginicus (L.) Kunth g GC A. Gnoumou 16665 Urelytrum annuum Stapf t S A. Gnoumou 16503 Urelytrum muricatum C.E.Hubb. hc S t AA p PRA g Pal Aframomum sceptrum (Oliv. & Haub.) K.Schum. (Figure 5) g GC Siphonochilus aethiopicus (Schweinf.) B.L.Burtt g S Asystasia gangetica (L.) T. Anders. t Pal Barleria ruellioides T. Anders. t S Blepharis maderaspatensis (L.) Heyne ex Roth t Pal Dicliptera paniculata (Forssk.) I.Darbysh. t PRA Dyschoriste nagchana (Nees) Bennet t AT Elytraria marginata Vahl t GC A. Gnoumou 28, 13637 Hypoestes aristata (Vahl) Sol. ex Roem. & Schult. t PRA A. Gnoumou 16321 Justicia ladanoides Lam. t AT Justicia tenella (Nees) T. Anders. t PRA Lepidagathis alopecuroides (Vahl) R. Br. ex Griseb. t Pan Lepidagathis anobrya Nees c S A. Gnoumou 16434 Lepidagathis collina (Endl.) Milne-Redhead t S A. Gnoumou 16618, 16619, 16620 Monechma ciliatum (Jacq.) Milne-Redhead c PRA A. Gnoumou 16436, 1646 Monechma depauperatum (T. Anders.) C.B. Clarke t S Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. t Pan A. Gnoumou 16598 Phaulopsis barteri (T. Anders.) Lindau t AA A. Gnoumou 16576, 16577 Phaulopsis ciliata (Willd.) Hepper t AT Ruellia praetermissa Schweinf. ex Lindau t S Achyranthes aspera L. t Pan Cyathula achyranthoides (Kunth) Moq. t GC Cyathula prostrata (L.) Blume t GC Gomphrena globosa L. t Pan A. Gnoumou 16493 Pandiaka angustifolia (Vahl) Hepper t S A. Gnoumou 16462 Lannea acida A. Rich. p S Lannea barteri (Oliv.) Engl. p S Lannea microcarpa Engl. & K.Krause p SZ Annona senegalensis Pers. p S Hexalobus monopetalus (A. Rich.) Engl. & Diels p S Uvaria chamae P.Beauv. p PRA Uvariopsis guineensis Keay p GC A. Gnoumou 16669 Schizachyrium brevifolium (Sw.) Nees ex Büse A. Gnoumou 16442, 16573, 16648 A. Gnoumou 16590 Pontederiaceae Eichhornia natans (P.Beauv.) Solms A. Gnoumou 16657 Smilacaceae Smilax anceps Willd. Taccaceae Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze Zingiberaceae A. Gnoumou 13620 Angiospermae Dicotyledoneae Acanthaceae A. Gnoumou 16575 A. Gnoumou 16578 A. Gnoumou 16441 A. Gnoumou 16449 Amaranthaceae A. Gnoumou 16281 Anacardiaceae Annonaceae Check List | www.biotaxa.org/cl 8 A. Gnoumou 16318, Volume 11 | Number 1 | Article 1557 Gnoumou et al. | Floristic diversity of Comoé-Léraba, Burkina Faso Appendix 1. Continued. Family and species Lf Chor. Voucher specimen number Uvariopsis tripetala (Baker f.) G.E.Schatz p GC A. Gnoumou 16417 Xylopia acutilora (Dunal) A.Rich. p GC A. Gnoumou 16365 Alaia scandens (Thonn.) De Wild. p GC A. Gnoumou 14, 13623 Baissea multilora A. DC. p SZ A. Gnoumou 16256 Carissa edulis (Forssk.) Vahl (Figure 9) p Pal A. Gnoumou 16326 Cryptolepis oblongifolia (Meisn.) Schltr. c PRA A. Gnoumou 16508 Cryptolepis sanguinolenta (Lindl.) Schltr. p GC A. Gnoumou 16419 Cryptostegia grandilora R.Br. ex Lindl. p GC A. Gnoumou 16471 Gymnema sylvestre (Retz.) Schultes p Pal Holarrhena loribunda (G.Don) T.Durand & Schinz p GC A. Gnoumou 16352, 16390 Landolphia dulcis (Sabine) Pichon p GC A. Gnoumou 16397 Landolphia hirsuta (Hua) Pichon p GC A. Gnoumou 13626 Leptadenia hastata (Pers.) Decne. p PRA A. Gnoumou 16377 Oxystelma bornouense R.Br. p GC Pentatropis nivalis (J.F.Gmel.) D.V.Field & J.R.I.Wood p Pal A. Gnoumou 16295, 16296 Saba comorensis (Bojer ex A.D.C.) Pichon p PRA A. Gnoumou 16310 Saba senegalensis (A.DC.) Pichon p S Secamone afzelii (Schultes) K.Schum. p GC Strophanthus sarmentosus DC. p GC Tacazzea apiculata Oliv. p AT Telosma africana (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. p PRA p SZ Apocynaceae A. Gnoumou 16260, 16316, 16361 A. Gnoumou 16273, 16288 Araliaceae Cussonia arborea Hochst. ex A. Rich. Asteraceae A. Gnoumou 16446 Aspilia bussei O. Hofm. & Muschl. t S Aspilia helianthoides (Schum. & Thonn.) Oliv. & Hiern t PRA Aspilia paludosa Berhaut t S Aspilia rudis Oliv. & Hiern t S Bidens engleri O.E.Schulz t S Blumea crispata (Vahl) Merxm. t GC-SZ Centaurea praecox Oliv. & Hiern g AT Chromolaena odorata (L.) R. King & H. Robinson c Pan Echinops longifolius A.Rich. t S A. Gnoumou 16453 Elephantopus mollis Kunth t Pan A. Gnoumou 16586 Lactuca inermis Forssk. hc PRA A. Gnoumou 16479, 16556 Linzia nigritiana (Oliv. & Hiern) Isawumi c S A. Gnoumou 16466 Litogyne gariepina (DC.) Anderb. t AT A. Gnoumou 16542 Macledium sessililorum (Harv.) S.Ortiz hc S A. Gnoumou 16612 Melanthera elliptica O.Hofm. hc S A. Gnoumou 16473 Pseudoconyza viscosa (Mill.) D’Arcy t PRA Vernonia colorata (Willd.) Drake p SZ Vernonia guineensis Benth. t PRA g GC Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth. p GC Stereospermum kunthianum Cham. p SZ g S A. Gnoumou 16455 A. Gnoumou 16560 Balanophoraceae Thonningia sanguinea Vahl (Figure 10) Bignoniaceae A. Gnoumou 16320, 16334 Bixaceae Cochlospermum tinctorium Perr. ex A.Rich. Boraginaceae Cordia myxa L. p Pal Rotula aquatica Lour. p Pan A. Gnoumou 16351 t AT A. Gnoumou 16574 Cadaba farinosa Forssk. p Pal A. Gnoumou 13276, 13277 Capparis polymorpha A. Rich. p GC A. Gnoumou 16396 Capparis sepiaria L. p SZ Capparis tomentosa Lam. p S A. Gnoumou 16276, 16393 Crateva adansonii DC. p Pal A. Gnoumou 16383 Maerua angolensis DC. p AT Campanulaceae Wahlenbergia hirsuta (Edgew.) Tuyn Capparaceae Check List | www.biotaxa.org/cl 9 Volume 11 | Number 1 | Article 1557 Gnoumou et al. | Floristic diversity of Comoé-Léraba, Burkina Faso Appendix 1. Continued. Family and species Lf Chor. Voucher specimen number Ritchiea capparoides (Andrews) Britten p GC A. Gnoumou 16382, 16387 Apodostigma pallens (Planch. & Oliv.) Wilczek var. pallens p GC A. Gnoumou 16287,16305 Gymnosporia senegalensis (Lam.) Loes. p SZ Loeseneriella africana (Willd.) Wilczeck ex Hallé p AT A. Gnoumou 16269 Salacia pallescens Oliv. p GC A. Gnoumou 16331,16332, 16344, 16346 Salacia stuhlmanniana Loes. p GC A. Gnoumou 13282, 16253, 16277 Simicratea welwitschii (Oliv.) N. Hallé p GC A. Gnoumou 16399 Maranthes polyandra (Benth.) Prance p S A. Gnoumou 16355 Parinari congensis Didr. p GC A. Gnoumou 16341, 16359 Parinari curatellifolia Planch. ex Benth. p SZ A. Gnoumou 16324 Anogeissus leiocarpa Guill. & Perr. p SZ Combretum adenogonium Steud. Ex. A.Rich. p S Combretum collinum Fresen. p AT Combretum molle R. Br. ex G. Don p AT Combretum nigricans Lepr. ex Guill. & Perr. p S Combretum paniculatum Vent. p PRA Combretum racemosum P. Beauv. p GC Combretum sericeum G. Don p S Combretum tarquense Clark p GC Pteleopsis suberosa Engl. & Diels p PRA Terminalia glaucescens Planch. ex Benth. p SZ Terminalia laxilora Engl. & Diels p S Celastraceae Chrysobalanaceae Combretaceae A. Gnoumou 16407 A. Gnoumou 16349 A. Gnoumou 16286, 16372 Terminalia macroptera Guill. & Perr. p S Terminalia mollis M. A. Lawson p PRA A. Gnoumou 16354 Evolvulus nummularius (L.) L. t Pan A. Gnoumou 16474 Ipomoea argentaurata Hallier f. t GC Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet t Pan A. Gnoumou 13625 Ipomoea hederifolia L. t GC A. Gnoumou 16509 Ipomoea marginata (Desr.) Verdc. p Pal A. Gnoumou 16602 Ipomoea mauritiana Jacq. t Pan Aké Assi et al. 4091 Merremia hederacea (Burm.f.) Hallier f. p GC A. Gnoumou Momordica charantia L. p Pan Cucumis maderaspatanus L. t Pal A. Gnoumou 16537 p GC A. Gnoumou 13629 p S Diospyros abyssinica (Hiern) F.White p GC Diospyros heudelotii Hiern p GC Diospyros mespiliformis Hochst. ex A. DC. p Pal Antidesma rufescens Tul. p PRA Antidesma venosum E.Mey. ex Tul. p PRA Caperonia serrata (Turcz.) C.Presl t S A. Gnoumou 16538, 16649 Croton nigritanus Scott-Elliot p GC A. Gnoumou 16413, 16416 Croton scarciesii Scott- Elliot p GC A. Gnoumou 16409 Euphorbia convolvuloides Hochst. ex Benth. c S Excoecaria grahamii Stapf c SZ Mallotus oppositifolia (Geiseler) Müll. Arg. p PRA A. Gnoumou 16343, 16345 Tragia laminularis Müll. Arg. hc S A. Gnoumou 16626 Tragia volubilis L. hc AT A. Gnoumou 13628 Afzelia africana Sm. ex Pers. p SZ Berlinia grandifolia (Vahl) Hutch. & Dalz. (Figure 12) p GC Burkea africana Hook. p AT Convolvulaceae Cucurbitaceae Dilleniaceae Tetracera potatoria Afzel. ex G.Don Dipterocarpaceae Monotes kerstingii Gilg Ebenaceae A. Gnoumou 16335 Euphorbiaceae A. Gnoumou 16284 Fabaceae Fabaceae-Caesalpinoideae Check List | www.biotaxa.org/cl 10 A. Gnoumou 13278, 13279 Volume 11 | Number 1 | Article 1557 Gnoumou et al. | Floristic diversity of Comoé-Léraba, Burkina Faso Appendix 1. Continued. Family and species Lf Chor. Voucher specimen number Cassia absus L. c Pal A. Gnoumou 16443 Cassia podocarpa Guill. & Perr. p GC Cassia sieberiana DC. p SZ Daniellia oliveri (Rolfe) Hutch. & Dalziel p SZ Detarium microcarpum Guill. & Perr. p S Dialium guineense Willd. p GC Erythrophleum africanum (Welw. ex Benth.) Harms p PRA Erythrophleum suaveolens (Guill. & Perr.) Brenan p PRA A. Gnoumou 16408 Guibourtia copallifera Benn. (Figure 7) p S Thiombiano et al. 3348 Isoberlinia doka Craib & Stapf (Figure 14) p S Isoberlinia tomentosa (Harms) Craib & Stapf p S Mezoneuron benthamianum Baill. p GC Piliostigma reticulatum (DC.) Hochst. p S Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach.) Milne-Redh. p AT Tamarindus indica L. p Pan Abrus canescens Welw. ex Baker (Figure 11) p GC Abrus melanospermus Hassk. p Pan Abrus precatorius L. p Pan Abrus pulchellus Wall p AT Aeschynomene afraspera J. Léonard c S A. Gnoumou 16510 Alysicarpus glumaceus (Vahl) DC. t PRA A. Gnoumou 16469, 16525, 16569 Andira inermis (Wright) DC. p S Bakerophyton lateritium (Harms) Hutch. ex Maheshw. c S A. Gnoumou 16554 Calopogonium mucunoides Desv. p GC A. Gnoumou 16627 Centrosema pubescens Benth. t Pan Crotalaria calycina Schrank t Pal A. Gnoumou 16587 Crotalaria goreensis Guill. & Perr. t PRA A. Gnoumou 16553 Crotalaria hyssopifolia Klotzsch t S A. Gnoumou 16628 Crotalaria microcarpa Hochst. ex Benth. t S A. Gnoumou 16485 Crotalaria vogelii Benth. t AT Dalbergia hostilis Benth. p GC Dalbergia saxatilis Hook. f. p GC Desmodium barbatum (L.) Benth. t PRA A. Gnoumou 16558 Desmodium gangeticum (L.) DC. c Pal A. Gnoumou 16532 Desmodium linearifolium G. Don t GC A. Gnoumou 13632 Desmodium velutinum (Willd.) DC. c Pal A. Gnoumou 16529 Eriosema griseum Baker t GC A. Gnoumou 16422 Eriosema psoraleoides (Lam.) G.Don t PRA A. Gnoumou 16539 Erithryna senegalensis A.DC. p SZ-GC Flemingia faginea (Guill. & Perr.) Baker p S Indigofera bracteolata DC. t S A. Gnoumou 16487 Indigofera dendroides Jacq. t PRA A. Gnoumou 16465 Indigofera kerstingii Harms t S A. Gnoumou 16555 Indigofera macrocalyx Guill. & Perr. t S Indigofera macrophylla Schum. p GC Indigofera microcarpa Desv. t Pan Indigofera paniculata Vahl ex Pers. t S A. Gnoumou 16299 Indigofera simplicifolia Lam. t SZ A. Gnoumou 16302 Indigofera stenophylla G. et Perr. t S A. Gnoumou 16477 Indigofera tetrasperma Vahl ex Pers. t GC A. Gnoumou 16482 Macrotyloma bilorum (Schumach. & Thonn.) Hepper p S A. Gnoumou 16301 Pericopsis laxilora (Benth.) Meeuwen p S A. Gnoumou 16263 Philenoptera cyanescens (Schumach. & Thonn.) Roberty p GC A. Gnoumou 16275 Pseudarthria hookeri Wight & Arn. p GC-SZ A. Gnoumou 16564 Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir. p SZ A. Gnoumou Pterocarpus santalinoides DC. p GC A. Gnoumou 16308, 16342, 16381 Rhynchosia densilora (Roth) DC. t Pal A. Gnoumou 16536, 16609 Rhynchosia minima (L.) DC. t Pan A. Gnoumou 16492, 16545, 16571 Sphenostylis schweinfurthii Harms p S Tephrosia elegans Schumach. t GC Tephrosia pedicellata Bak. t S A. Gnoumou 16264 A. Gnoumou 16279, 16411 A. Gnoumou 13622 Fabaceae-Faboideae Check List | www.biotaxa.org/cl 11 A. Gnoumou 13635 A. Gnoumou 16340 A. Gnoumou 16420 Volume 11 | Number 1 | Article 1557 Gnoumou et al. | Floristic diversity of Comoé-Léraba, Burkina Faso Appendix 1. Continued. Family and species Lf Chor. Voucher specimen number Tephrosia platycarpa Guill. & Perr. t S A. Gnoumou 16507 Teramnus labialis (L. f.) Spreng. t Pan A. Gnoumou 16610, 16631 Uraria picta (Jacq.) DC. t Pan A. Gnoumou 16527 Vigna ilicaulis Hepper t GC Vigna heterophylla A.Rich. t PRA A. Gnoumou 16613, 16630 Vigna luteola (Jacq.) Benth. t GC A. Gnoumou 16504 Vigna racemosa (G. Don) Hutch. & Dalziel t GC Vigna reticulata Hook. f. t S A. Gnoumou 16498 Vigna venulosa Baker t S A. Gnoumou 16568 Xeroderris stuhlmannii (Taub.) Mendonça & E.C.Sousa p SZ Acacia dudgeonii Craib ex Holland p S Acacia macrostachya Rchb. ex DC. p SZ Acacia polyacantha Willd. subsp. campylacantha (Hoechst. ex A. Rich.) Brenan p PRA Acacia seyal Delile p S Acacia sieberiana DC. p AT Albizia malacophylla (A. Rich.) Walp. var. ugandensis Bak. f. p S Albizia zygia (DC.) J.F. Macbr. p PRA A. Gnoumou 16274 Chamaecrista pratensis (R.Vig.) Du Puy t Pal A. Gnoumou 16432 Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn. p Pan Entada abyssinica Steud. ex A. Rich. p S Entada africana Guill. & Perr. p SZ Entada walberjii Harv. p S Mimosa pigra L. p Pan Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) R. Br. ex G. Don p Pal Prosopis africana (Guill. & Perr.) Taub. p S t Pal t GC Psorospermum corymbiferum Hochr.var corymbiferum p S Psorospermum senegalense Spach p S Clerodendrum capitatum (Willd.) Schumach. p GC Gmelina arborea Roxb. p Cu Haumaniastrum buettneri (Gürke) J.K. Morton c S Hoslundia opposita Vahl p Am Hyptis suaveolens Poit. t Pal A. Gnoumou 16518 Ocimum gratissimum L. t Pal A. Gnoumou 16562 Platostoma africanum P.Beauv. t Pal Plectranthus gracillimus (T.C.E.Fr.) Hutch. & Dany t S Plectranthus monostachyus (P.Beauv.) B.J.Pollard t PRA Tectona grandis L. f. p Pan Vitex chrysocarpa Planch.ex Benth. p SZ Vitex doniana Sweet p AT Vitex madiensis Oliv. p S Napoleonaea heudelotii A.Juss. p GC A. Gnoumou 13639 Napoleonaea vogelii Hook. & Planch. p GC A. Gnoumou 13631 t Pal A. Gnoumou 16512 Spigelia anthelmia L. t Pan A. Gnoumou 16528 Strychnos congolana Gilg p GC A. Gnoumou 13627 Strychnos innocua Delile p SZ A. Gnoumou 16254 Strychnos spinosa Lam. p AM Strychnos usambarensis Gilg p PRA ep S t Pan Fabaceae-Mimosoideae A. Gnoumou 16368 A. Gnoumou 16309 Gentianaceae Canscora difusa (Vahl) R. Br. ex Roem. & Schult. A. Gnoumou 16596 Hydroleaceae Hydrolea palustris (Aubl.) Raeusch. Hypericaceae A. Gnoumou 16476 Lamiaceae A. Gnoumou 16403, 16448 A. Gnoumou 16480 Lecythidaceae Linderniaceae Lindernia parvilora (Roxb.) Haines Loganiaceae A. Gnoumou 16291, 16410 Loranthaceae Agelanthus dodoneifolius (DC.) Polhill & Wiens Lythraceae Ammannia auriculata Willd. Check List | www.biotaxa.org/cl 12 A. Gnoumou 16588 Volume 11 | Number 1 | Article 1557 Gnoumou et al. | Floristic diversity of Comoé-Léraba, Burkina Faso Appendix 1. Continued. Family and species Lf Chor. Voucher specimen number Ammannia baccifera L. t PRA A. Gnoumou 16670 Ammannia prieureana Guill. & Perr. t S A. Gnoumou 16660 p GC Bombax costatum Pellegr. & Vuill. p S Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. p Pan Christiana africana DC. p GC A. Gnoumou 13281, 16304, 16412 Cola cordifolia (Cav.) R. Br. p S A. Gnoumou 16319 Cola laurifolia Mast. p GC A. Gnoumou 16297 Corchorus fascicularis Lam. t Pal A. Gnoumou 16428 Corchorus tridens L. t Pal A. Gnoumou 16515 Grewia bicolor Juss. p SZ Grewia cissoides Hutch. & Dalziel c S Grewia lavescens Juss. p Pal Grewia lasiodiscus K.Schum. p S A. Gnoumou 16262 Hermannia tigreensis Hochst. ex A.Rich. t AT A. Gnoumou 16645 Hibiscus cannabinus L. [cult.] t PRA Hibiscus sabdarifa L. [cult.] t Pan A. Gnoumou 16429 Hibiscus squamosus Hochr. t S A. Gnoumou 16447 Hibiscus surattensis L. t Pan A. Gnoumou 16615 Melochia corchorifolia L. p AA Sida alba L. t Pan A. Gnoumou 16300 Sida javensis Cav. c GC A. Gnoumou 16516 Sida urens L. t Pan Malpighiaceae Flabellaria paniculata Cav. Malvaceae A. Gnoumou 16203, 16389 Sterculia setigera Delile p AT Triumfetta rhomboidea Jacq. t Pal Wissadula rostrata (Schumach.) Hook.f. p PRA Khaya senegalensis (Desr.) A.Juss. p S Pseudocedrela kotschyi Harms p S Trichilia emetica Vahl subsp. emetica p Pan Chasmanthera dependens Hochst. p SZ Triclisia subcordata Oliv. p GC Dorstenia cuspidata Hochst. ex A.Rich. g AT A. Gnoumou 16406 Ficus asperifolia Miq. p AT A. Gnoumou 16292, 16350 Ficus cordata Thunb. p AT Ficus dicranostyla Mildbr. p S A. Gnoumou 16636 Ficus elasticoides De Wild. p GC A. Gnoumou 13624 Ficus exasperata Vahl. p PRA Ficus ingens (Miq.) Miq. p SZ Ficus platyphylla Delile p S Ficus sur Forssk. p SG Ficus thonningii Blume p S Milicia excelsa (Welw.) C.C.Berg p GC A. Gnoumou 16374 Myrianthus serratus (Trécul) Benth. & Hook. p GC A. Gnoumou 13638, 16347, 16348 Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehn. p Cu Syzygium guineense (Willd.) DC. subsp. guineense p AT Meliaceae Menispermaceae A. Gnoumou 13634 Moraceae A. Gnoumou 16327 A. Gnoumou 16363 Myrtaceae Ochnaceae Lophira lanceolata Tiegh. ex Keay p S Ochna rhizomatosa (Tiegh.) Keay p S A. Gnoumou 16360, 16388 Ochna schweinfurthiana F.Hofm. p PRA A. Gnoumou 16329, 16414 Olax subscorpioidea Oliv. p GC Ximenia americana L. p Pan p GC p PRA Olacaceae A. Gnoumou 16362 Oleaceae Schrebera arborea A. Chev. Onagraceae Ludwigia abyssinica A.Rich. Check List | www.biotaxa.org/cl 13 A. Gnoumou 16597 Volume 11 | Number 1 | Article 1557 Gnoumou et al. | Floristic diversity of Comoé-Léraba, Burkina Faso Appendix 1. Continued. Family and species Lf Chor. Voucher specimen number Ludwigia adscendans (L) Hara c Pan A. Gnoumou 16664 Ludwigia hyssopifolia (G. Don) Exell c Pan A. Gnoumou 16637 p SZ A. Gnoumou 13273, 16255 Micrargeria iliformis (Schumach. & Thonn.) Hutch. & Dalziel t S A. Gnoumou 16534 Sopubia parvilora Engl. t S A. Gnoumou 16629 Sopubia ramosa (Hochst.) Hochst. t S A. Gnoumou 16584, 16625 Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze t Pal A. Gnoumou Striga hermonthica (Delile) Benth. t PRA A. Gnoumou 16522 Striga macrantha (Benth.) Benth. t S Striga passargei Engl. t S A. Gnoumou 16565 t SZ A. Gnoumou 16549 c Pan A. Gnoumou 16392 c SZ Bridelia ferruginea Benth. p SZ Bridelia micrantha (Hochst.) Baill p PRA A. Gnoumou 16271 Bridelia scleroneura Müll. Arg. p AM A. Gnoumou 16376 Flueggea virosa (Willd.) Voigt subsp. virosa p Pal Hymenocardia acida Tul. p AT A. Gnoumou 13274, 13275, 16366 Hymenocardia heudelotii Müll. Arg. p GC A. Gnoumou 16358 Phyllanthus muellerianus (O. Ktze) Exell p PRA A. Gnoumou 16293 Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir. p PRA A. Gnoumou 16378 Phyllanthus sublanatus Schum. & Thonn. t S A. Gnoumou 16543 Uapaca togoensis Pax p S A. Gnoumou 16270 Dopatrium junceum Buch.-Ham. ex Benth. t Pal A. Gnoumou 16666 Limnophila indica (L.) Druce t Pal A. Gnoumou 16593, 16599 Scoparia dulcis L. t Pan A. Gnoumou 16470 Polygala arenaria Willd. t PRA A. Gnoumou 16468, 16548 Polygala baikiei Chodat t GC A. Gnoumou 16634 Polygala butyracea Heckel t AT A. Gnoumou 16632, 16633 Polygala erioptera DC. t Pal A. Gnoumou 16623 Securidaca longipedunculata Fresen. p AT Embelia guineensis Bak. p GC A. Gnoumou 16289, 16307, 16364 Embelia rowlandii Gilg p S A. Gnoumou 13630, 16261 p GC A. Gnoumou 16314, 16330 p GC A. Gnoumou 16278, 16312, 16333, 16395 Borreria ocymoides (Burm.f.) DC. t GC A. Gnoumou 16579 Cofea ebracteolata (Hiern) Brenan p GC A. Gnoumou 16303 Cremaspora trilora (Thonn.) K. Schum. p PRA A. Gnoumou 16370, 16386 Crossopteryx febrifuga (Afzel. ex G.Don) Benth. p AT Fadogia agrestis Schweinf. ex Hiern p S Fadogia cienkowskii Schweinf. c SZ Feretia apodanthera Delile p S Gardenia aqualla Stapf & Hutch. p SZ Gardenia erubescens Stapf & Hutch. p S Gardenia nitida Hook. (Figure 4) p GC Gardenia ternifolia Schumach. & Thonn. p Pal Geophila repens (L.) I.M.Johnston g Pan Keetia cornelia (Cham. & Schltdl.) Bridson p GC Keetia venosa (Oliv.) Bridson p GC Macrosphyra longistyla (DC.) Hiern p S Opiliaceae Opilia amentacea Roxb. Orobanchaceae Oxalidaceae Biophytum umbraculum Welw. Passiloraceae Passilora foetida L. Pedaliaceae Ceratotheca sesamoides Endl. Phyllanthaceae Plantaginaceae Polygalaceae Primulaceae Putranjivaceae Drypetes loribunda (Müll. Arg.) Hutch. (Figure 6) Rhizophoraceae Cassipourea congoensis R. Br. ex DC. Rubiaceae Check List | www.biotaxa.org/cl 14 A. Gnoumou 16313 A. Gnoumou 16605 Volume 11 | Number 1 | Article 1557 Gnoumou et al. | Floristic diversity of Comoé-Léraba, Burkina Faso Appendix 1. Continued. Family and species Lf Chor. Mitracarpus hirtus (L.) DC. t PRA Voucher specimen number Mitragyna inermis (Willd.) Kuntze p SZ Morelia senegalensis A.Rich. p G A. Gnoumou 16290, 16338 Oldenlandia herbacea (L.) Roxb. t Pal A. Gnoumou 16552 Oldenlandia lancifolia (Schumach.) DC. t PRA Oxyanthus racemosus (Schumach. & Thonn.) Keay p GC A. Gnoumou 16336, 16394 Pavetta corymbosa (DC) F.N.Williams p GC A. Gnoumou 16369, 16384, 16385 Pavetta crassipes K.Schum. p S A. Gnoumou 16367 Psychotria psychotrioides (DC.) Roberty p S A. Gnoumou 16356, 16371 Rytigynia senegalensis Blume p S Sarcocephalus latifolius (Sm.) E.A.Bruce p SZ Spermacoce ilifolia (Schumach. & Thonn.) J.-P.Lebrun & Stork t S A. Gnoumou 16638 Spermacoce octodon (Hepper) J.-P.Lebrun & Stork t S A. Gnoumou 16490 Spermacoce quadrisulcata (Bremek.) Verdc. t GC A. Gnoumou 16650 Spermacoce radiata (DC.) Hiern t AT Spermacoce ruelliae DC. t S Spermacoce stachydea DC. t S Tarenna pavettoides (Harv.) Sim p GC A. Gnoumou 13621 Afraegle paniculata (Schum. & Thonn.) Engl. p GC A. Gnoumou 16339 Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides (Lam.) Zepern. & Timler p SZ Dissomeria crenata Hook. F. ex Benth. p S A. Gnoumou 13280, 16353 Flacourtia indica (Burm.f.) Merr. p Pal A. Gnoumou 16405 Oncoba spinosa Forssk. (Figure 8) p Pal A. Gnoumou 16280 Allophylus africanus P.Beauv. p PRA A. Gnoumou 16259 Allophylus spicatus (Poir.) Radlk. p PRA A. Gnoumou 16402 Cardiospermum halicacabum L. g Pan Lecaniodiscus cupanioides Planch. p GC Paullinia pinnata L. p AA Zanha golungensis Hiern p S Manilkara multinervis (Bak.) Dubard p GC-SZ Manilkara obovata (Sabine & G. Don) J.H. Hemsl. p GC A. Gnoumou 16282 Mimusops kummel Bruce ex A. DC. p S A. Gnoumou 16311, 16401 Pouteria alnifolia (Baker) Roberty p PRA Synsepalum pobeguinianum (Pierre ex Lecomte) Aké Assi & L.Gaut. p GC Vitellaria paradoxa C. F. Gaertn. p S c Cu t Pan A. Gnoumou 16661 t GC A. Gnoumou 16608 Lantana ukambensis (Vatke) Verdc. p S Stachytarpheta angustifolia (Mill.) Vahl t GC Ampelocissus leonensis (Hook. f.) Planch. p GC Cayratia gracilis (Guill. & Perr.) Suess. p AT Cissus aralioides (Welw. ex Bak.) Planch. p PRA A. Gnoumou 16513 Cissus doeringii Gilg & M.Brandt p S A. Gnoumou 16506 Cissus palmatiida (Baker) Planch. p AT A. Gnoumou 16505 Cissus petiolata Hook.f. p GC Cissus populnea Guill. & Perr. p S Cissus quadrangularis L. p Pal Cyphostemma adenocaule (Steud. ex A.Rich.) Desc. ex Wild & R.B.Drumm. p AT Cyphostemma cymosum (Schumach. & Thonn.) Desc. p AT Cyphostemma junceum (Webb) Wild & R.B.Drumm. g AT Cyphostemma vogelii (hook. f.)Desc p AT Rutaceae Salicaceae Sapindaceae A. Gnoumou 16317 Sapotaceae Solanaceae Capsicum annuum L. [cult.] Sphenocleaceae Sphenoclea zeylanica Gaertn. Urticaceae Pouzolzia guineensis Benth. Verbenaceae Vitaceae Check List | www.biotaxa.org/cl 15 Volume 11 | Number 1 | Article 1557 Gnoumou et al. | Floristic diversity of Comoé-Léraba, Burkina Faso 4 5 6 7 8 9 Figures 4–9. 4: Gardenia nitida. 5: Aframomum sceptrum. 6: Drypetes loribunda. 7: Guibourtia copallifera. 8: Oncoba spinosa. 9: Carissa edulis. Check List | www.biotaxa.org/cl 16 Volume 11 | Number 1 | Article 1557 Gnoumou et al. | Floristic diversity of Comoé-Léraba, Burkina Faso 10 11 12 13 14 Figures 10–14. 10: Thonningia sanguinea. 11: Abrus precatorius. 12: Berlinia grandilora. 13: Forest gallery in border of river Comoé. 14: Woodland dominated by Isoberlinia doka. Check List | www.biotaxa.org/cl 17 Volume 11 | Number 1 | Article 1557