Apocynaceae
Glossostelma

Glossostelma carsonii (N.E.Br.) Bullock

First published in Kew Bull. 7: 415 (1952)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Gabon to Tanzania and S. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Congo, Gabon, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.
  • Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 7(3): 1-375. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Goyder, S., Harris, T., Masinde, S., Meve, U. & Venter, J. (2012). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Apocynaceae(2): 1-530.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Bullock in Kew Bull. 7: 415 (1952).
  • Goyder in F.T.E.A., Apocynaceae (part 2): 458 (2012).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • K.B. 7: 415 (1952).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1995 Carson, A. [s.n.] Zambia K000234365 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Goetze [1360] Tanzania K000234367 Type Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7914] Tanzania K:SPC-05110.000 No
Goyder, D.J.; et al. [3853] Tanzania K:SPC-59804.000 No
Leedal, G.P. [5181] Tanzania K:SPC-40409.000 No
Schaijes, M. [2654] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-50435.000 No
Brummitt, R.M.; Chisumpa; Polhill [14144] Zambia K:SPC-37111.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7914a] Tanzania K:SPC-01056.000 No
Eyles, F. [8892] Zimbabwe Schizoglossum carsonii K:SPC-04049.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [3795] Zambia Schizoglossum carsonii K:SPC-01974.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [3795A] Zambia Schizoglossum carsonii K:SPC-01985.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [3383] Zambia Schizoglossum carsonii K:SPC-04039.000 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

  • 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