Alismataceae
Ranalisma

Ranalisma humile (Rich. ex Kunth) Hutch.

First published in J.Hutchinson & J.M.Dalziel, Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 2: 303 (1936)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a helophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Gabon, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Andrews, F.W. (1956). The Flowering Plants of the Sudan 3: 1-579. T.Buncle & co., LTD., Arbroath, Scotland.
  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 2: 360-550. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Carter, S. (1960). Alismataceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-16.
  • 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.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1968). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(1): 1-276.
  • 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.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.
  • 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.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Symoens, J.J. & Billet, F. (1975). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Alismataceae: 1-21. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
  • Symoens, J.J. & Villiers, J.-F. (1984). Alismatidées, Flagellariacées. Flore du Cameroun 26: 1-84. Ministère de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche scientifique (Mesres), Yaoundé.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2009). Flora Zambesiaca 12(2): 1-208. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Berhaut, Fl. Sén. 184
  • Carter in F.T.E.A. Alismatac. 2, fig. 1 (1960).
  • in F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 2: 303 (1936)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Carter in F.T.E.A., Alismataceae: 2, fig.1 (1960).
  • Hepper in F.W.T.A. ed.2, : 9, fig.317 (1968).
  • Hutch. in F.W.T.A. 2: 303, fig.280 (1936).
  • Symoens & Billiet in F.A.C., Alismataceae: 4, pl.1 (1975).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 2: 360-550. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • 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.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1968). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(1): 1-276.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Symoens, J.J. & Billet, F. (1975). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Alismataceae: 1-21. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2009). Flora Zambesiaca 12(2): 1-208. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Hutch. in Flora of West Tropical Africa 2: 303, fig. 280 (1936).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2006 Etuge, M. [5167] Cameroon K000339027 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [7527] Tanzania K003192839 Yes
Germain [452] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003192836 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [311] Nigeria K003192828 Yes
Davey, J.T. [438] Mali K003192826 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Cookson, A.J. [6372] Zambia K003192843 Yes
Evrard, C. [1650] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003192838 Yes
Tuley, P. [1105] Nigeria K003192825 Yes
Nil, W.; Schweinfurth, G. [991] K003192841 Yes
Fay, J.M. [4239] Central African Republic K003192831 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [7860] K003192833 Yes
Léonard, J.J.G. [203] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003192834 Yes
Germain, R. [452] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003192835 Yes
Nil, W.; Schweinfurth, G. [1032] K003192840 Yes
Wieringa, J.J. [614] Gabon K003192830 Yes
Lisowski, S. [52399] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003192832 Yes
s.coll. [58] Senegal K003192827 Yes
Léonard, J.J.G. [1793] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003192837 Yes
{M. de Wailly} [5366] Sudan K003192829 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [6380] Zambia K003192844 Yes
[H. W. Broun]; Broun, A.F. [563] K003192842 Yes

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