Apocynaceae

Raphionacme Harv.

First published in London J. Bot. 1: 22 (1842)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & S. Africa, S. Arabian Peninsula.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Ethiopia, Free State, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Albers, F. & Meve, U. (eds.) (2002). Illustrated handbook of succulent plants Asclepiadaceae, corr. 2nd printing: 1-318. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg,New York.
  • Venter, H.J.T. (2009). A taxonomic revision of Raphianacme (Apocynaceae: Periplocoideae). South African Journal of Botany 75: 292-350.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 4, 1: 268.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Bentham in Bentham & Hooker, Gen. Pl. 2(2): 745 (1876).
  • Brown in F.T.A. 4(1): 268 (1902);
  • Brown in Fl. Cap. 4(1): 532 (1907).
  • Harv. in London J. Bot. 1: 22 (1842).
  • Venter in F.T.E.A., Apocynaceae (part 2): 146–157 (2012).
  • Venter in Fl. Somalia 3: 139–140 (2006);
  • Venter in Hedberg & Edwards, Fl. Ethiopia Eritrea 4(1): 108–110 (2003);
  • Venter in S. African J. Bot. 75: 292–350 (2009);

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by J. Venter [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Fl. Cap. 4(1): 532 (1907)
  • G.P. 2 (2): 745 (1876)
  • London Journ. Bot. 1: 22 (1842)
  • N.E. Br. F.T.A. 4(1): 268 (1902)
  • S. Afr. Journ. Bot. 75: 292–350 (2009)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2008 Bingham, M., G. [12591] Zambia K000438751 No
Mechow [327] Angola K000234174 Type Yes
Stanfield, D.P. Nigeria K:SPC-37069.000 No
Adams, C.D. [593] Ghana K:SPC-44375.000 No
Gillett, J.B. [14021] Kenya K:SPC-02005.000 No
Gossweiler, J. [4904] Angola K001030208 Yes
Wild, H. [SRGH.49390] K:SPC-30841.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4227] Kenya K:SPC-02003.000 No
Bogdan, A. Kenya K:SPC-44378.000 No
Schaijes, M. [2611] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-50436.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1333] Tanzania K:SPC-01999.000 No
Schaijes, M. [2610] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-50437.000 No
Wild, H. [GH.40801] Zimbabwe K:SPC-30810.000 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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

  • 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