Dichapetalaceae
Dichapetalum

Dichapetalum eickii Ruhland

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 80 (1902)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Kenya to E. Tanzania. It is a climbing shrub or liana and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Tanzania

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Breteler in Med. Landbouwh. 78–10: 66, fig. 16 (1978).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 131 (1949).
  • M.B. Moss in KB. 1928: 129 (1928).
  • Ruhl. in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 33: 80 (1902).
  • Verdc. & Trump, Common Pois. Pl. E. Afr.: 64 (1970).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1989 Ruffo; Vmari [2219] Tanzania K000354161 No
Jan 1, 1976 Greenway [2978] Tanzania K000354156 No
Jan 1, 1976 Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4330] Kenya K000354163 No
Jan 1, 1976 Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2591] Tanzania K000354157 No
Jan 1, 1976 Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2067] Tanzania K000354155 No
Jan 1, 1974 Breteler, F.J. [7508] Kenya K000432271 Neotype Yes
Jan 1, 1974 Breteler, F.J. [7508] Kenya K000432272 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1760] Tanzania K000354160 No
Jan 1, 1972 Faden, R.B.; Evans, A.; Msafiri, F.; Smeenk, C. [21] Kenya K000354162 No
Christenhusz, M.J.M.,, Kamau, P., Mbale, M.; Chase, M.W. [6635] Kenya K000696618 No
Bidgood, S.; Pocs, T.; Mwasumbi, L.B.; Vollesen, K.B. [458] Tanzania K000354159 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/

  • 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