Araceae
Amorphophallus

Amorphophallus staudtii (Engl.) N.E.Br.

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 8: 154 (1901)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & S. Cameroon to Congo. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Congo

Recorded in error in:

Ivory Coast

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Ittenbach, S. (2003). Revision der afrikanischen Arten de Gattung Amorphophallus (Araceae). Englera 25: 1-263.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Engl., Pflanzenr. 4, 23C: 97.
  • in F.T.A. 8: 154 (1901)

CATE Araceae

  • Ittenbach, S. 2003. Revision der afrikanischen Arten der Gattung Amorphophallus (Araceae). Englera. 25: 5-263

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ittenbach, S. (2003). Revision der afrikanischen Arten de Gattung Amorphophallus (Araceae). Englera 25: 1-263.
  • 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?
Apr 1, 2006 Cheek, M. [11102 a] Cameroon K000339215 Yes
Apr 1, 2006 Cheek, M. [11102 a] Cameroon K000339214 Yes
Feb 1, 2004 Cheek, M. [10502] Cameroon K000746211 Yes
Feb 1, 2004 Zapfack, L. [2013] Cameroon K000746210 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [9578] Cameroon K000107708 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Mackinder, B. [155] Cameroon K000107677 Yes
Jun 1, 2000 Buzgo, M. [717] Cameroon K000678183 Yes
Jun 1, 2000 Buzgo, M. [716] Cameroon K000678182 Yes
Apr 1, 1996 Sebsebe; Demissew [5001] Cameroon K000107754 Yes
Apr 1, 1996 Sebsebe; Demissew [5001] Cameroon K000107753 Yes
Pollard, B.J.; Etuge; Djire; Tadjouteu; Acan; Bhandol; Reid; Harvey; Zapfack; Njume; Salazar [739] Cameroon K001518601 Yes
Pollard, B.J.; Etuge; Djire; Tadjouteu; Acan; Bhandol; Reid; Harvey; Zapfack; Njume; Salazar [739] Cameroon K001518602 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • CATE Araceae

    • Haigh, A., Clark, B., Reynolds, L., Mayo, S.J., Croat, T.B., Lay, L., Boyce, P.C., Mora, M., Bogner, J., Sellaro, M., Wong, S.Y., Kostelac, C., Grayum, M.H., Keating, R.C., Ruckert, G., Naylor, M.F. and Hay, A., CATE Araceae, 17 Dec 2011.
    • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images