Vitaceae
Afrocayratia

Afrocayratia gracilis (Guill. & Perr.) J.Wen & Z.D.Chen

First published in J. Syst. Evol. 58: 1104 (2020)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, Yemen. It is a climbing shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

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.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Catarino, L., Martins, E.S., Diniz, M.A. & Pinto-Basto, M.F. (2006). Check-list da flora vascular do parque natural das Lagos de Cufada (Guiné-Bissau). Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17: 97-141.
  • 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.
  • Exell, A.W., Fernandes, A. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1966). Flora Zambesiaca 2(2): 353-653. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.
  • Verdcourt, B. (1993). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Vitaceae: 1-149.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jaeger, P. [4974] Mali Cissus gracilis K000385973 Yes
Gueingins South Africa Cissus gracilis K000322846 Type Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [4428] Cameroon Cayratia gracilis K000197544 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Cheek, M. [9609] Cameroon Cayratia gracilis K000197545 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Ujor, E.U. [FHI 30391] Cameroon Cayratia gracilis K000093296 Yes
Mamba, A.; Banze, A.; Datizua, C.; Osborne, J.; Mucaleque, P.; Rachide, T.; Magido, A. (guide) [AM43] Mozambique Cayratia gracilis K001346838 No
Cayratia gracilis K000322898 Unknown Type Material Yes
Vogel, T. [77] Sierra Leone Cayratia gracilis K000322899 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bidgood, S; Mbago, F.; Vollesen, K. [2740] Tanzania Cayratia gracilis K000801170 No
Todd, H. [127] Cameroon Cayratia gracilis K001480203 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8607] Tanzania Cayratia gracilis K:SPC-00719.000 No
Sinsin, B. [3561] Benin Cayratia gracilis K001562450 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8860] Tanzania Cayratia gracilis K:SPC-00720.000 No
Schimper [1640] Ethiopia Cayratia gracilis K000322895 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [1640] Ethiopia Cayratia gracilis K000322894 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [802] Ethiopia Cayratia gracilis K000322892 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sihronen, J. [216] Burkina Faso Cayratia gracilis K000385972 Yes
Quartin - Dillon; Pettit Ethiopia Cayratia gracilis K000322893 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sihronen, J. [317] Burkina Faso Cayratia gracilis K000385971 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8860A] Tanzania Cayratia gracilis K:SPC-00721.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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/

  • 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