Apocynaceae
Rauvolfia

Rauvolfia mannii Stapf

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 21 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

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].
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Harris, D.J. (2002). The vascular plants of the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • Jongkind, C.C.H. (2022). Flore du Gabon 59: 1-276. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Brenan in Kew Bull. 7: 451.
  • F.T.A. 4, 1: 113
  • in Kew Bull. 1894: 21

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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].
  • Harris, D.J. (2002). The vascular plants of the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • Jongkind, C.C.H. (2022). Flore du Gabon 59: 1-276. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Agnew, A.D.Q. & Agnew, S., Upland Kenya Wild Flowers, ed. 2: 171 (1994).
  • Beentje, Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas p. 483, map (1994).
  • Huber in Flora of West Tropical Africa ed. 2, 2: 69 (1963).
  • Stapf in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1894: 21 (1894).
  • de Kruif in Flora Zambesiaca 7, 2: 459 (1985).
  • van Dilst & Leeuwenberg in Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 61: 38, t. 7 (1991).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 17, 2022 Xanthos, M. [156] Cameroon K001519030 Yes
Nov 1, 2008 Tchiengue, B. [2758] Cameroon K000580233 No
Jan 1, 2007 Luke, W.R.Q.; Luke, P.A.; Spawls, S.; Spawls, T. [11709] Kenya K000197461 No
Jun 1, 2006 Cheek, M. [11055] Cameroon K000339966 No
Jun 1, 2006 Etuge, M. [5164] Cameroon K000339960 No
Jun 1, 2006 Nana felicite [29] Cameroon K000339958 No
Jun 1, 2006 Harvey, Y.B. [92] Cameroon K000339963 No
May 1, 2001 Barlow, L. [11] Cameroon K000197977 No
May 1, 2001 Ghogue, J.-P. [43] Cameroon K000197979 No
May 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [8918] Cameroon K000197980 No
May 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [10265] Cameroon K000197982 No
May 1, 2001 Onana, J.-M. [569] Cameroon K000197978 No
May 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [10115] Cameroon K000197976 No
May 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [4418] Cameroon K000197981 No
Jan 1, 1997 Satabie, B. [1045] Cameroon K000608883 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Soyaux, H. [s.n.] Gabon K000233505 Type No
Jan 1, 1988 Thomas, D.W. [2705] Cameroon K000028079 No
Jan 1, 1988 Thomas, D.W. [2718] Cameroon K000028078 No
Jan 1, 1987 Nemba, J. [353] Cameroon K000028077 No
Sep 1, 1986 Thomas, D.W. [5397] Cameroon K000028080 No
Jan 1, 1984 Thomas, D.W. [2289] Cameroon K000028081 No
Jan 1, 1984 Mann, G. [1720] Gabon K000233503 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Mann, G. [1720] Gabon K000233502 Isotype No
Jan 1, 1983 Holst, C. [3250] Tanzania K000233493 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Cummins, H.A. [216] Ghana K000233508 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Rudatis, H. [58] Cameroon K000028082 No
Jan 1, 1983 Whyte, A. [s.n.] Liberia K000233509 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Whyte, A. [s.n.] Liberia K000233510 Type No
Jan 1, 1983 Pogge [1080] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000233501 Lectotype No
Jan 1, 1983 Soyaux, H. [s.n.] Gabon K000233504 Lectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Preuss P. R. [65] Cameroon K000028085 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1950 Brenan, J.P.M. [9422] Cameroon K000028083 No
Jan 1, 1950 Brenan, J.P.M. [9422] Cameroon K000028084 No
Bridson, D. [372] Rwanda K:SPC-41697.000 No
Cheek, M.; Gosline; Ndene; Bisby; Warren; Sugarman, G.; Sugarman, P. [10914] Cameroon K001518828 No
Leal, M.E.; Nguema, D.; Mounoumoulossi, E.; Bissiemou, P. [1858] Gabon K001600713 Yes
Price, R.W.H.; Evans, G.B. [209] Cameroon K:SPC-29483.000 No
Cheek, M.; Mackinder; Pollard; Fomba; Nguti; Okon; Myanzi; Chesso [10652] Cameroon K001310567 Yes
Jongkind, C.C.H.; Bilivogui, D.; Daniels, A.K. [10135] Liberia K001297878 No
Etuge, M.; Fobia; Ndene; Okon [4459r] Cameroon K001519242 Yes
M'Boungou, R.; van der Burgt, X.; Merklinger, F.; Kami, T.; Douhi, L.; Mpandzou, A.; Nkondi, F.; Nsimba, L.D. [720] Congo, Republic of the K000678563 No
Etuge, M.; Nguti; Kenfack [4829] Cameroon K001310568 Yes
Bridson, D. [362] Rwanda K:SPC-41696.000 No
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5146] Tanzania K000190374 No
Richards, P.W. [5220] Cameroon K000028086 No
Verdcourt, B. [135] Tanzania Rauvolfia rosea K:SPC-11758.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9406] Tanzania Rauvolfia rosea K:SPC-30958.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4329] Kenya Rauvolfia rosea K:SPC-15275.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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

  • 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