Fabaceae
Bowringia

Bowringia mildbraedii Harms

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 432 (1913)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to NE. Angola, E. Madagascar. It is a climbing shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Ghana, Madagascar, Nigeria, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Leucomphalos mildbraedii.]

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Bak. f. Leg. Trop. Afr. 2: 592
  • Toussaint in Fl. Congo Belge 4: 7.
  • in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 49: 432, t. 2 (1913)

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Du Puy, D.J., Labat, N.-N., Rabevohitra, R., Villiers, J.-F., Bosser, J. & Moat, J. (2002). The Leguminosae of Madagascar: 1-737. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Harris, D.J. (2002). Vasc. Pl. Dzanga-Sangha: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1969 Chevalier [5116] Central African Republic K000555702 Syntype Yes
Oct 1, 1993 Gossweiler, J. [13739B] Angola Leucomphalos mildbraedii K000508659 Yes
Oct 1, 1993 Gossweiler, J. [13574b] Angola Leucomphalos mildbraedii K000508660 Yes
Oct 1, 1993 Gossweiler, J. [1374a] Angola Leucomphalos mildbraedii K000508661 Yes
Oct 1, 1993 Gossweiler, J. [13739] Angola Leucomphalos mildbraedii K000508662 Yes
Oct 1, 1993 Gossweiler, J. [13739] Angola Leucomphalos mildbraedii K001294433 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/

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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

  • 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