Leptactina platyphylla

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: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Dialypetalanthoideae
Tribus: Pavetteae
Genus: Leptactina
Species: Leptactina platyphylla
Varietates: L. p. var. hexamera – L. p. var. platyphylla

Name

Leptactina platyphylla (Hiern) Wernham, J. Bot. 51: 278 (1913)

• Typus: G.A. Schweinfurth 3626 ([15 April 1870]; holotypus: K [cf. K000411784, without any type indication]; isotypus: BM-BM000528539) fide Bridson & Verdcourt (1988 [Reprint 2019]: 689).
• Type locality: North Central[The Democratic Republic of the Congo]. [Former Orientale Province:] Monbuttu-land[Land of the Mangbutu], near Bongua.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Mussaenda platyphylla Hiern, Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 70 (1877); as 'M? platyphylla'

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Rwanda, Zaïre Northeast Tropical Africa Sudan East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Oliver, D. 1877. Flora of Tropical Africa. Vol. 3. Umbeliferae to Ebenaceae. 544 pp. London. BHL Reference page. 
• Wernham, H.F. 1913. The Mussændas of the African Continent. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 51: 233–240 (BHL), 274–278 (BHL). Reference page. 

Additional references

• Beentje, H.J. 1994. Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. 762 p. Online. ISBN 9966-9861-0-3. Reference page. 
• Bridson, D. & Verdcourt, B. 1988. Rubiaceae (Part 2). In Polhill, R.M. (ed.), Flora of Tropical East Africa, pp. 415–747. ISBN 90-6191-337-3 Google Books [reprint 2019 by CRC Press]. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Leptactina platyphylla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 April 25. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Leptactina platyphylla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 December 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Leptactina platyphylla. Published online. Accessed: 19 December 2021.
• IUCN: Leptactina platyphylla (Hiern) Wernham (Least Concern)

• Tropicos.org 2022. Leptactina platyphylla. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 April 2022.

Vernacular names

Kiswahili: Yongo