Araceae
Amorphophallus

Amorphophallus baumannii (Engl.) N.E.Br.

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 8: 153 (1901)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Chad. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burkina, Central African Repu, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Ittenbach, S. (2003). Revision der afrikanischen Arten de Gattung Amorphophallus (Araceae). Englera 25: 1-263.

CATE Araceae

  • Ittenbach, S. 2003. Revision der afrikanischen Arten der Gattung Amorphophallus (Araceae). Englera. 25: 5-263

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Berhaut, J. (1988). Flore illustrée du Sénégal 9: 1-522. Gouvernement du Sénégal, Ministère du développement rural direction des eaux et forêta, Dakar.
  • Ittenbach, S. (2003). Revision der afrikanischen Arten de Gattung Amorphophallus (Araceae). Englera 25: 1-263.
  • Jones, M. (1991). A checklist of Gambian plants: 1-33. Michael Jones, The Gambia College.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 5, 1996 Barter, C. [1468] Nigeria K000452205 Yes
Oct 5, 1995 Thomas, A.S. [70] Ghana K000452207 Yes
Oct 5, 1995 Keay, R.W.J.; Polunin, N. [37832] Nigeria K000452211 Yes
Oct 5, 1995 Cansdale, G.S. [81] Ghana K000452208 Yes
Oct 5, 1995 Johnson, W.H. [873] Ghana K000452203 Yes
Oct 5, 1995 Ern, H.; Leuenberger, B.; Scholz, H.; Scholz, U.; Schwarz, W. [1732] Togo K000452209 Yes
Oct 5, 1995 Hakki, M.; Leuenberger, B.; Schieres, C. [902] Togo K000452210 Yes
Oct 5, 1995 Deighton, F.C. [4114] Sierra Leone K000452202 Yes
Oct 5, 1995 Hepper, F.N.; Morton, J.K. [3031] Ghana K000452204 Yes
Oct 5, 1995 Deighton, F.C. [2499] Sierra Leone K000452201 Yes
Oct 5, 1995 Dawe, M.T. [461] Sierra Leone K000452200 Yes
Oct 5, 1995 Irvine, F.R. [944] Ghana K000452206 Yes
Johnson, H.H. [644] Nigeria K000345948 Type Yes
Johnson, H.H. [25] Nigeria K000345950 Type Yes
Johnson, H.H. [25] Nigeria K000345949 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • CATE Araceae

    • Haigh, A., Clark, B., Reynolds, L., Mayo, S.J., Croat, T.B., Lay, L., Boyce, P.C., Mora, M., Bogner, J., Sellaro, M., Wong, S.Y., Kostelac, C., Grayum, M.H., Keating, R.C., Ruckert, G., Naylor, M.F. and Hay, A., CATE Araceae, 17 Dec 2011.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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