Thymelaeaceae
Gnidia

Gnidia chrysantha (Solms ex Schweinf.) Gilg

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 258 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

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.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (2000). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(1): 1-532. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • 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 Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.
  • Peterson, B. (1978). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Thymelaeaceae: 1-37.
  • Pope, G.V., Polhill, R.M. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2006). Flora Zambesiaca 9(3): 1-277. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Robyns, A. (1975). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Thymelaeaceae: 1-68. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Binns, Herb. Fl. Malawi: 99 (1968).
  • Bol. Soc. Brot., Sér. 2, 33: 210 (1959).
  • Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 258 (1894).
  • Bot. Not. 111: 628 (1958)
  • Bull. Jard. Bot. État 13: 363 (1935).
  • F.T.E.A., Thymelaeaceae: 26, t. 7/1–7 (1978).
  • Fl. Afr. Centr., Thymelaeaceae: 57 (1975).
  • Fl. Cameroun 5: 68, t. 11 (1966).
  • Proc. & Trans. Rhodesia Sci. Assoc. 43: 101 (1951).
  • R.E. Fries, Wiss. Ergebn. Schwed. Rhod.-Kongo-Exped.: 161 (1914).
  • Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Africa 5: 425 (1916).
  • Webbia 24: 351, t. 1/D, fig. 5/C–D (1969).
  • Wye Coll. Malawi Proj. Rep.: 76 (1973).

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.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Robyns, A. (1975). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Thymelaeaceae: 1-68. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Robyns in Flore d'Afrique Centrale Thymelaeaceae: 57 (1975).
  • Aymonin in Fl. Cameroun 5: 68, t. 7/2, 11 (1966).
  • F. W. Andr., The Flowering Plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 1:148 (1950).
  • Gastaldo in Webbia 24: 351, fig. 4/D, 5/C–D (1969).
  • Gilg in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 19: 258 (1894).
  • Peterson in A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 159 (1974).
  • Peterson in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 33: 210 (1959).
  • Staner in Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'État a Bruxelles 13: 363 (1935).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 20, 2022 Cheek, M.; Denise Molmou; Abdoulaye Balde [18939] Guinea K001310596 Yes
Jan 1, 1966 Mooney, H.F. [6257] Ethiopia K000322639 Unknown Type Material Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Kabuye, C.; Festo, L.; Ntore, S.; Bayona, W. [17930] Tanzania K001639425 Yes
Trotha [56] Tanzania K000322658 Type Yes
Maiato, F.; Camôngua, J. [1136] Angola K001590866 Yes
Baines, T. [s.n.] K000322657 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cameron Tanzania K000322656 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • 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
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  • 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