Fabaceae
Osodendron

Osodendron altissimum (Hook.f.) E.J.M.Koenen

First published in PhytoKeys 205: 458 (2022)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to W. Uganda and Mozambique. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

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.
  • Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Flora Zambesiaca 3(1): 1-153. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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?
Haba, P.M.; Bouamou, D.; Gbilimou, L.T.; Haba, A. [672] Guinea Albizia altissima K001393792 Yes
Mar 20, 2017 Boyekoli Ebale Congo Expedition [427] Congo, Republic of the Cathormion altissimum K001276288 No
Jul 18, 1966 Letouzey, R. [7444] Congo, Republic of the Cathormion altissimum K001307706 Yes
Jul 18, 1966 Letouzey, R. [7444] Congo, Republic of the Cathormion altissimum K001307700 Yes
Jan 1, 1961 Breteler, F.J. [209] Cameroon Cathormion altissimum K001307703 Yes
Dec 13, 1950 Letouzey, R. [2562] Congo, Republic of the Cathormion altissimum K001307705 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [14050] Angola Cathormion altissimum K000508677 No
Jaques-Felix, H. [9099] Cameroon Cathormion altissimum K001307704 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [8667] Angola Cathormion altissimum K001276820 No
Brunt, M.A. [151] Cameroon Cathormion altissimum K000093013 Yes
Brunt, M.A. [1031] Cameroon Cathormion altissimum K000093012 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [14050] Angola Cathormion altissimum K001276819 No

Sources

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
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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 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

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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