Fabaceae
Leptoderris

Leptoderris glabrata (Welw. ex Baker) Dunn

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 390 (1910)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Uganda and Angola. It is a climbing shrub or liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Liberia, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • de la Estrella, M., Cabezas, F.J., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2010). The Papilionoideae (Leguminosae) of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko and Río Muni). Folia Geobotanica 45: 1-57.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • de la Estrella, M., Cabezas, F.J., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2010). The Papilionoideae (Leguminosae) of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko and Río Muni). Folia Geobotanica 45: 1-57.
  • van der Maesen, L.J.G. & Sosef, M.S.M. (2016). Flore du Gabon 49: 1-407. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. f., Leguminosae of Tropical Africa: 559 (1929).
  • Dunn in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1910: 390 (1910).
  • E. P. Sousa in Consp. Fl. Angol. 3: 371 (1966).
  • Hauman in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 6: 41 (1954).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Gillett, J. B. et al. (1971). Papilionoideae. In: Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Milne-Redhead & Polhill

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 2006 Fernandez Casas, J.; Carvalho [152] Equatorial Guinea K000622194 Yes
Sep 1, 2002 Jaeger, P. [1545] K000040696 Yes
Sep 1, 2002 Morton; Gledhill, D. [1117] Sierra Leone K000040697 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Letouzey, R. [11372] Cameroon K000040259 Yes
Oct 1, 1966 Brown, E. [358] Uganda K000263292 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1961 Gossweiler, J. [5808] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000622186 Yes
Toussaint, L. [301] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000622188 Yes
Toussaint, L. [758] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000622187 Yes
Louis, J.L.P. [4211] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000622192 Yes
Toussaint, L. [162] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000622189 Yes
Letouzey, R. [8635] Cameroon K000622185 Yes
Letouzey, R. [8574] Cameroon K000622184 Yes
Welwitsch, F.M.J. [1888] Angola K000040279 Type Yes
Mar 5, 2013 Mildbraed, G.W.J. [9206] Cameroon Leptoderris mildbraedii K000040228 Isotype Yes
Mar 5, 2013 Mildbraed, G.W.J. [9206] Cameroon Leptoderris mildbraedii K000040229 Isotype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East 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