Rubiaceae
Coptosperma

Coptosperma littorale (Hiern) Degreef

First published in Syst. Geogr. Pl. 71: 376 (2001 publ. 2002)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Kirk, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000411723 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chirutse, P.; Manhiça, C.; Silva, P.; Bucuane, C. [PC73] Mozambique K009000645 No
Kirk, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000411721 Lectotype Yes
Hildebrandt, J.M. [1302] Tanzania K000411735 Unknown Type Material Yes
Forbes [s.n.] K000411722 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tanzania K000411736 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kirk, J. [s.n.] Tanzania K000411737 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fenix, E. [s.n.] Philippines Tarenna littoralis K001278644 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [11622] Philippines Tarenna littoralis K001278643 Yes

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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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