Fabaceae
Bussea

Bussea occidentalis Hutch.

First published in J.Hutchinson & J.M.Dalziel, Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 1: 350 (1928)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone

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. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Aubrév. Fl. For. C. Iv. 1: 268, t. 105.
  • Kew Bull. 1928: 400
  • in F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 1: 350 (1928)

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Dalziel, J. M. (1937). The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
  • Keay, R. W. J. (1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa. Ed. 2;Vol. 1, part 2
  • Voorhoeve, A. G. (1965). Liberian High Forest Trees

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Linder, D.H. [479] Liberia K000043672 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [9124] Liberia K000043676 Yes
Unwin, A.H.; Smythe, C.W. [64] Sierra Leone K000043685 Yes
Aylmer, G. [598] Sierra Leone K000043670 Yes
Chipp, T.F. [219] Ghana K000043687 Unknown Type Material Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [9118] Liberia K000043674 Yes
Chipp, T.F. [715] Ghana K000043686 Type Yes
Kitson, A.E. [1236] Ghana K000043684 Yes
Vigne, C.; Kisseadoo, S. [115] Ghana K000043678 Yes
Samai, S.K. [114] Sierra Leone K000043671 Yes
Cooper, G.P. [400] Liberia K000043675 Yes
Thompson, H.N. [90] Ghana K000043679 Yes
Vigne, C. [920] Ghana K000043682 Yes
Vigne, C. [920] Ghana K000043683 Yes
Mori, S. [19248] Ghana K000043677 Yes
Adames, P. [434] Liberia K000043673 Yes
Bamps, P. [1971] Cote d'Ivoire K000043688 Yes
Chipp, T.F. [305] Cote d'Ivoire K000043680 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chipp, T.F. [305] Cote d'Ivoire K000043681 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lane-Poole, C.E. [394] Sierra Leone K000043669 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