Capparaceae
Ritchiea

Ritchiea reflexa (Thonn. & Schumach.) Gilg & Gilg-Ben.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 183 (1915)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a climbing shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burkina, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Togo

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Aké Assi, L. (2001). Flore de la Côte-d'Ivoire: catalogue systématique, biogéographie et écologie. I. Boissiera 57: 1-396.
  • 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].
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • 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 West Tropical Africa

  • Chev. Fl. Viv. 1: 182.
  • Gilg & Benedict in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 53: 183 (1915)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Aké Assi, L. (2001). Flore de la Côte-d'Ivoire: catalogue systématique, biogéographie et écologie. I. Boissiera 57: 1-396.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1980 Ern, H. [2930] Togo K000040206 No
Robertson, N.F. [42] Ghana K000044763 No
Warnecke, O. [61] Togo K000044758 No
Warnecke, O. [61] Togo K000044757 No
Warnecke, O. [61] Togo K000044759 No
Schäfer, R.A. [8962] Togo K000044767 No
Johnson, W.H. [562] Ghana K000044754 No
Ern, H. [2730] Togo K000040205 No
Cummins, H.A. [21] Ghana K000044755 No
Adams, C.D. [3749] Ghana K000044760 No
Morton, J.K. [GC6314] Ghana K000044762 No
Morton, J.K. [6314] Ghana K000040204 No
Schäfer, R.A. [7567] Togo K000044766 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [5056] Ghana K:SPC-16180.000 No
Dalziel, J.M. [130] Ghana K000044764 No
Morton, J.K. [A1901] Ghana K000044761 No
Thomas, A.S. [102] Ghana K000044756 No
Dalziel, J.M. [8295] Ghana K000040203 No
Mildbraed, G.W.J. [7508] Togo K000044765 No

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

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • 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

  • 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