Fabaceae
Aganope

Aganope gabonica (Baill.) Polhill

First published in Kew Bull. 25: 269 (1971)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • de la Estrella, M., Cabezas, F.J., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2010). The Papilionoideae (Leguminosae) of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko and Río Muni). Folia Geobotanica 45: 1-57.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • de la Estrella, M., Cabezas, F.J., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2010). The Papilionoideae (Leguminosae) of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko and Río Muni). Folia Geobotanica 45: 1-57.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Hepper, F. N. (1958). Papilionoideae. In: Flora West Tropical Africa. Keay, R. W. J.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mann, G. [2192] Cameroon K000044180 No
Mann, G. [2192] Cameroon K000044181 No
Baldwin, J.T. [13995] Cameroon K000044182 No
Klaine, R.P. [321] Gabon K000044187 No
Baldwin, J.T. [11165] Liberia K000044173 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [1919] Nigeria K000044177 Yes
Klaine, R.P. [321] Gabon K000044186 No
Louis, J. [10393] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000044190 No
Cooper, G.P. [194] Liberia K000044172 Yes
Ern, H. [2903] Togo K000044176 No
Le Testu, G.M.P.C. [7844] Gabon K000044188 No
Morton, J.K.; Gledhill, D. [SL1162] Sierra Leone K000044170 Yes
Morton, J.K.; Gledhill, D. [SL1162] Sierra Leone K000044171 Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Liberia K000044175 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tisserant, R.P. [2427] K000044185 No
Baldwin, J.T. [11088] Liberia K000044174 Yes
Corbisier-Baland, A. [1959] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000044192 No
Mann, G. [2244] Nigeria K000044178 Yes
Mann, G. [2244] Nigeria K000044179 Yes
Letouzey, R. [14719] Cameroon K000044184 No
Letouzey, R. [14719] Cameroon K000044183 No
Louis, J. [5795] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000044191 No
Louis, J. [15762] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000044189 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • 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/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • 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

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • 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