Anthocleista

Anthocleista grandiflora

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Gentianaceae
Tribus: Potalieae
Subtribus: Potaliinae
Genus: Anthocleista
Species: A. amplexicaulis – A. djalonensis – A. grandiflora – A. inermis – A. laxiflora – A. liebrechtsiana – A. longifolia – A. madagascariensis – A. microphylla – A. nobilis – A. obanensis – A. potalioides – A. procera – A. scandens – A. schweinfurthii – A. vogelii

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Anthocleista in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 27. Reference page.

Name

Anthocleista Afzel. ex R.Br., 1818

• Type species: Anthocleista nobilis G.Don.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Tropical Africa, Indian Ocean Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Afzelius, A. in J.H.Tuckey, 1818. Narr. Exped. Zaire: 449

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 1995. World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2). 483, 529 pp. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-341-0852-X (issue 1) ISBN 90-341-0853-8 (issue 2). Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Anthocleista in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Anthocleista. Published online. Accessed: Jul 27 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Anthocleista. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Jul 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Anthocleista. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 27. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Anthocleista. Accessed: 27 Jul 2021.

Vernacular names

eʋegbe: Gboloba
suomi: Jättilehdet

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