SclerochitonHarv.

First published in London J. Bot. 1: 27 (1842)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & S. Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Congo, DR Congo, Eswatini, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Has 3 Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Includes 18 Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 5: 109.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Harvey in London J. Bot. 1: 27 (1842).
  • Vollesen in Kew Bull. 46: 7–50 (1991).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • DC., Prodr. 11: 279 (1847)
  • E. & P. Pf. IV, 3b: 316 (1895)
  • F.T.A. 5: 109 (1899)
  • G.P. 2: 1090 (1873)
  • K.B. 46: 7 (1991)
  • London Journ. Bot. 1: 27 (1842)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

DateReferenceIdentified AsBarcodeType StatusHas image?
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1143] KenyaK:SPC-13109.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1448] TanzaniaK:SPC-13110.000 No
Harris, T. [687] MozambiqueK000614265 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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