Solanaceae
Discopodium

Discopodium penninervium Hochst.

First published in Flora 27: 22 (1844)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Benin to Eritrea and Mozambique. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Aedo, C., Tellería, M.T. & Velayos, M. (eds.) (1999). Bases Documentales para la Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial; Plantas vascularis y hongos: 1-414. CSIC, real jardín Botánico, Madrid.
  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Bikandu, B., Lukoki, F. & Habari, J.P. (2020). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi) Solanaceae: 1-162. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
  • 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.
  • Edmonds, J. (2012). Flora of Tropical East Africa Solanaceae: 1-239.
  • Gonçalves, A.E. (2005). Flora Zambesiaca 8(4): 1-124. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.
  • Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 4, 2: 253
  • Robyns Fl. Parc Nat. Alb. 2: 203 (1947)
  • in Flora 1844: 22

Flora Zambesiaca

  • A. de Candolle, Prodr. 13, 1: 478 (1852).
  • Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Fl.: 528 (1974).
  • Beentje, Kenya Trees, Shrubs & Lianas: 578, cum tab. (1994).
  • Brenan & Greenway, Check-list For. Trees Shrubs Tang. Terr.: 574 (1949).
  • Burtt Davy & Bolton, Check-list For. Trees Shrubs Brit. Emp., Uganda Prot.: 113 (1935).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees & Shrubs: 537 (1961) as “penninervum”.
  • F.T.A. 4, 2: 253 (1906).
  • Fl. Rwanda 3: 368, fig. 118/1 (1985).
  • Flora 27: 22 (1844).
  • Robyns, Fl. Sperm. Parc Nat. Alb. 2: 203 (1947).
  • White, Dowsett-Lemaire & Chapman, Evergreen For. Fl. Malawi: 552 (2001). TAB. 13.

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.
  • Edmonds, J. (2012). Flora of Tropical East Africa Solanaceae: 1-239.
  • Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • DC., Prodr. 13(1): 478 (1852)
  • E. & P. Pf.: 15 (1895)
  • E.P.A. 2: 856 (1963)
  • Engl., Hochgebirgsfl. Trop. Afr.: 374 (1892)
  • F.P.N.A. 2: 203 (1947)
  • F.T.A. 4, 2: 253 (1906)
  • F.W.T.A. 2nd ed., 2: 328 (1963)
  • F.Z. 8(4): 63 (2005)
  • Fl. Eth. 5: 150 (2006).
  • Flora 27: 22 (1844)
  • G.P. 2: 893 (1876)
  • I.T.U.: 413 (1952)
  • K.T.S.: 537 (1961)
  • K.T.S.L.: 578 (1994)
  • T.S.K.: 158 (1936)
  • T.T.C.L.: 574 (1949)
  • Tax. & Ecol. African plants: 681 (2006)
  • Troupin, Fl. Rwanda 3: 368 (1985)
  • U.K.W.F.: 528 (1974)
  • Z.A.E.: 282 (1914)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 9, 2007 Manktelow, S.J.; Swenson, U. [91046] Tanzania K000197197 Yes
Nov 1, 2003 Biye, E. [92] Cameroon K000212623 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [4560] Cameroon K000339145 Yes
Feb 17, 2000 Kamundi et al. [668] Cameroon K000449039 Yes
Feb 17, 2000 Kamundi et al. [668] Cameroon K000339147 Yes
Feb 1, 2000 Zapfack, L. [749] Cameroon K000339143 Yes
Feb 1, 2000 Munyenyembe, P. [866] Cameroon K000339149 Yes
Feb 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [3475] Cameroon K000339148 Yes
Feb 1, 2000 Zapfack, L. [1061] Cameroon K000339150 Yes
Feb 1, 2000 Cable, S. [2995] Cameroon K000339152 Yes
Feb 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [2257] Cameroon K000339151 Yes
Apr 1, 1999 Kamundi et al. [639] Cameroon K000449037 Yes
Apr 1, 1999 Kamundi et al. [639] Cameroon K000339146 Yes
Apr 1, 1993 Thomas, D. [9427] Cameroon K001495608 No
Nov 1, 1974 Satabie, B. [86] Cameroon K000028684 Yes
Oct 1, 1958 Hepper, F.N. [2166] Cameroon K000028692 Yes
Oct 1, 1958 Hepper, F.N. [2166] Cameroon K000028691 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [1332] Cameroon K000028694 Yes
Thomas, D.W. [2606] Cameroon K000028685 Yes
Breteler, F.J. [189] Cameroon K000028683 Yes
Lightbody, J.S. [FHI 26288] Cameroon K000028689 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [9375] Cameroon K000028687 Yes
Thomas, D.W. [2606] Cameroon K000028686 Yes
Brunt, M.A. [620] Cameroon K000028693 Yes
Breteler, F.J. [189] Cameroon K000028679 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [1332] Cameroon K000028695 Yes
Mann, G. [0s.n.16] Cameroon K000028696 Yes
Ash [127] Ethiopia K:SPC-51054.000 No
Morton, J.K. [871] Cameroon K000028690 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI 28365] Cameroon K000028688 Yes
Mann, G. [2178] Cameroon K000028697 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [28365] Cameroon K:SPC-17223.000 No
Mann, G. [1236] Cameroon K000028698 Yes
Schimper [917] Ethiopia K000405942 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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