Isoberlinia doka Craib & Stapf

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew, Addit. Ser. 9: 267 (1911)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to NW. Uganda. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

Kew Species Profiles

  • Brenan, J.P.M. (1963). The species of Isoberlinia (Leguminosae). Kew Bull. 17: 219-226.
  • Burkill, H.M. (1995). The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa, Volume 3, Families J-L. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Contu, S. (2009). Isoberlinia doka. Assessment using IUCN Categories and Criteria 3.1 (IUCN 2001). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lawal, I.O. et al. (2010). Evaluation of plant-based non-timber forest products (ntfps) as potential bioactive drugs in south-western Nigeria. J. Clin. Med. Res. 3: 61-66.
  • Lewis, G., Schrire, B., Mackinder, B. & Lock, J.M. (eds) (2005). Legumes of the World. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Magassouba, F.B. et al. (2007). Ethnobotanical survey and antibacterial activity of some plants used in Guinean traditional medicine. J. Ethnopharmacol. 114: 44-53.
  • Mbahin, N., Raina, S.K., Kioko, E.N. & Mueke, J.M. (2008). Use of sleeve nets to improve survival of the Boisduval silkworm, Anaphe panda, in the Kakamega Forest of western Kenya. J. Insect Sci. 10: 1-10.
  • Pare, S., Savadogo, P., Tigabu, M., Oden, P.C. & Ouadba, J.M. (2009). Regeneration and spatial distribution of seedling populations in Sudanian dry forests in relation to conservation status and human pressure. Trop. Ecol. 50: 339-353.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Aubrév. Fl. For. Soud.-Guin. 232, t. 48
  • Hook. Ic. Pl. t. 3003
  • Kew Bull. 1912: 94
  • Troupin in Bull. Jard. Bot. Brux. 20: 303.
  • in Kew Bull. Add. Ser. 9: 267 (1911)

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Brenan in Kew Bulletin 17: 223 (1963).
  • Craib & Stapf in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew, Addit. Sér. 9: 267 (1911)
  • Craib & Stapf in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew1912: 94 (1912).
  • Hauman in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 3: 380 (1952).
  • J. Léon. in Mém. 8°, Classe Sci., Acad. Roy. Belg. 30(2): 178 (1957).
  • Keay in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 468 (1958).
  • Troupin in Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'État a Bruxelles 20: 303 (1950).
  • W.J. Eggeling, Indigenous Trees of the Uganda Protectorate, ed. 2: 66, photo. 10 (1952).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Dalziel, J. M. (1937). The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
  • Eggeling, W. J. & Dale, I. R. (1952). The Indigenous Trees of the Uganda Protectorate.
  • White, F. (1983). The Vegetation of Africa

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1967 Wilde, W.J.J.O., de [4761] Cameroon K000459989 Yes
Aug 10, 1961 Schweinfurth, G. [1555] K000417763 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 10, 1961 Schweinfurth, G. [87] K000417762 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 7, 1945 Chevalier, A. [6687] Chad K000417765 Type Yes
Enti, A.A. [6543] Ghana K000459987 Yes
Enti, A.A. [6543] Ghana K000459985 Yes
Lely, H.V. [287] Nigeria K000459995 Yes
Merton, J.K. [25247] Ghana K000459984 Yes
Kitson, S.A. [911] Ghana K000459979 Yes
Oldeman, R.A.A. [927] Cote d'Ivoire K000459978 Yes
Molmou, D.; Couch, C.; Diallo, B.; Diallo, I.S. [1753] Guinea K000557296 Yes
Troupin, G. [1242] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000459991 Yes
Kitson, S.A. [569] Ghana K000459982 Yes
Dalziel [12] Nigeria K000459996 Yes
Cameroon K:SPC-15700.000 No
Ankrah, J.O. [20423] Ghana K000459983 Yes
Reekmans, M. [389] Burundi K000459992 Yes
Ryan, F.A. [44] Nigeria K000459993 Yes
Sihronen, J. [133] Burkina Faso K000392134 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [334] Nigeria K000417769 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stevenson, A. [4226] Ghana K000459986 Yes
Laferrere, M. [57] Mali K000392133 Yes
Gilbert [1793] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000459990 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [364] Nigeria K000417770 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kitson, S.A. [885] Ghana K000459981 Yes
Thomas, D. [2059] Cameroon K000459988 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [22739] Nigeria K000459994 Yes
Kitson, S.A. [911] Ghana K000459980 Yes
Chapman, J.D. [3058] Nigeria K000459997 Yes

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