Fabaceae
Aganope

Aganope leucobotrya (Dunn) Polhill

First published in Kew Bull. 25: 269 (1971)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Sierra Leone to S. Nigeria. It is a climbing shrub or liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Hall, J. B. & Swaine, M. D. (1981). Forest Vegetation in Ghana.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Smythe [62] K000263234 Unknown Type Material Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [3842] Sierra Leone K000044206 Unknown Type Material Yes
Onochie, C.F.A. [FHI34124] Nigeria K000044222 Yes
Obeng-Darko, K. [5665] Ghana K000044220 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [8116] Sierra Leone K000044205 Yes
Bequaert, J.C. [86] Liberia K000044214 Yes
Bequaert, J.C. [86] Liberia K000044213 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [2476] Sierra Leone K000044204 Yes
Adames, P. [749] Liberia K000044215 Yes
Pyne, C.T. [76] Sierra Leone K000044202 Yes
Pyne, C.T. [76] Sierra Leone K000044201 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [10974] Liberia K000044208 Yes
King-Church, L.A. [5] Sierra Leone K000044197 Yes
Lane-Poole, C.E. [35] Sierra Leone K000044193 Yes
Morton, J.K.; Gledhill, D. [SL257] Sierra Leone K000044203 Yes
Linder, D.H. [1542] Liberia K000044209 Yes
Linder, D.H. [1542] Liberia K000044210 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [3842] Sierra Leone K000263233 Unknown Type Material Yes
Barker, A.J.D. [1096] Liberia K000044207 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [1506] Sierra Leone K000044199 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [10516] Liberia K000044212 Yes
Burbidge, K. [476] Sierra Leone K000044194 Yes
Andoh, J.E. [FH5431] Ghana K000044219 Yes
Chevalier, A. [17304] Cote d'Ivoire K000044217 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [2444] Sierra Leone K000044200 No
Deighton, F.C. [290] Sierra Leone K000044198 Yes
Smythe, C.W. [62] Sierra Leone K000044195 Yes
Dinklage, M.J. [2054] Liberia K000044216 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [10557] Liberia K000044211 Yes
Cremers, G. [1171] Cote d'Ivoire K000044218 Yes
Daramola, B.O. [FHI55519] Nigeria K000044221 Yes
Morton, J.K. [SL1595] Sierra Leone K000044196 Yes

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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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