Fabaceae
Airyantha

Airyantha schweinfurthii (Taub.) Brummitt

First published in Kew Bull. 22: 378 (1968)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a scrambling shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Goncharov, M.Y., Yakovlev, G.P. & Povydysh, M.N. (2013). Taxonomic revision and phylogeny of tribe Baphieae (Fabaceae). Botanicheskii Zhurnal. Moscow & Leningrad 98: 733-756.
  • 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.
  • van der Maesen, L.J.G. & Sosef, M.S.M. (2016). Flore du Gabon 49: 1-407. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Brummitt, R. K. (1968). Kew Bull. 22:375-86. A new genus of Sophoreae... [Airyantha].

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1996 Cheek, M. [5506] Cameroon K000437678 Yes
Oct 1, 1991 Thomas, D.W. [2342] Cameroon K000092658 Yes
Mann, G. [2219] Cameroon K000044150 Yes
Barter, C. [1613] Equatorial Guinea K000044155 Yes
Talbot, P. [1555] Nigeria K000044147 Yes
Mann, G. [746] Cameroon K000044154 Unknown Type Material Yes
Latilo, M.G.; Onyeachusim, H. [FHI48164] Nigeria K000044162 Yes
Daramola, B.O.; Okafor, J.C. [FHI72426] Nigeria K000044153 Yes
Holland, J.H. [72] Nigeria K000044149 Yes
Akpata, E.I.O. [FHI3941] Nigeria K000044158 Yes
Stubbings, H.G. [189] Nigeria K000044161 Yes
Brown, W.T.S. [2390] Ghana K000044146 Yes
Latilo, M.G.; Oguntayo [FHI70580] Nigeria K000044151 Yes
Onyeagocha, S.C. [FHI7793] Nigeria K000044157 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [2336] Nigeria K000044156 Yes
Onochie, C.F.A. [FHI33162] Nigeria K000044159 Yes
Latilo, M.G. [FHI47786] Nigeria K000044148 Yes
Ejiofor, M.C. [FHI26737] Nigeria K000044160 Yes
Emwiogbon, J.A.; Onyeachusim, H. [FHI46438] Nigeria K000044152 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Schweinfurth, G. [3551] Congo, Republic of the Baphia schweinfurthii K000555701 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Schweinfurth, G. [3317] Congo, Republic of the Baphia schweinfurthii K000555700 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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

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    • 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

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

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    • 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