Capparaceae
Ritchiea

Ritchiea erecta Hook.f.

First published in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 8: t. 769 (1848)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Nigeria

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.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —Gilg & Benedict in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 53: 181.

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.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 30, 2022 Ngansop, T.E.; van der Burgt, X.M.; Alvarez, M.G.; Nkemnyi, S. [513] Cameroon K001310937 Yes
Dec 1, 2008 Faucher, P. [33] Cameroon K000436756 No
Jan 1, 1994 Harris, D.J. [3814] Cameroon K000510910 No
Jan 1, 1994 Wheatley, J.I. [756] Cameroon K000436333 No
Jan 1, 1994 Wheatley, J.I. [132b] Cameroon K000436455 No
Jan 1, 1994 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [642] Cameroon K000436329 No
Jan 1, 1994 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [872] Cameroon K000510902 No
Jan 1, 1994 Watts, J. [1033] Cameroon K000510908 No
Jan 1, 1993 Tekwe, C. [1] Cameroon K000510907 No
Jan 1, 1993 Nkeng, P. [36] Cameroon K000510905 No
Jan 1, 1910 Ledermann, C.L. [6332] Cameroon K000008517 Type No
Jaff, B [25] Cameroon K001412445 Yes
Cheek, M.; Fenton, E.; Victor, Nkome [12963] Cameroon K001310387 Yes
Sunderland, T.C.H. [1339] Cameroon K001412443 Yes
Vogel [227] K000231027 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nguembock [12] Cameroon K001412459 Yes
Nguembock [85] Cameroon K001412444 Yes
Mpandzou, A.L.; van der Burgt, X.; Merklinger, F.; Kami, T.; Mboungou, R.; Douhi, L.; Nkondi, F.; Nsimba, L.D. [1586] Congo, Republic of the K001187773 No
Preuss P. R. [0s.n.] Cameroon K000105793 Type No
Cheek, M. [3229] Cameroon K000339336 No
Barter [3378] K000231023 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1914 unknown [102] Nigeria Ritchiea pentaphylla K000230799 Unknown Type Material Yes
unknown [5344] Ritchiea polypetala K000231024 Unknown Type Material Yes
Talbot, P.A. [58] Nigeria Ritchiea polypetala K000231025 Unknown Type Material Yes
Talbot, P.A. [58] Nigeria Ritchiea polypetala K000231026 Unknown Type Material Yes

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