Aristolochiaceae
Aristolochia

Aristolochia promissa Mast.

First published in Gard. Chron., n.s., 11: 494 (1879)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Pararistolochia promissa.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Aké Assi, L. (2001). Flore de la Côte-d'Ivoire: catalogue systématique, biogéographie et écologie. I. Boissiera 57: 1-396.
  • Buchwalder, K., Samain, M.-S., Sankowsky, G., Neinhuis, C. & Wanke, S. (2014). Nomenclatural updates of Aristolochia subgenus Pararistolochia (Aristolochiaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 27: 48-55.
  • Harris, D.J. (2002). Vasc. Pl. Dzanga-Sangha: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
West Tropical Africa K:SPC-66103.000 No
Johnson, W.H. [487] Ghana K000040181 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Cheek, M. [7328] Cameroon Pararistolochia promissa K:SPC-71442.000 No
Oct 1, 2003 Plot Voucher [B 216] Cameroon Pararistolochia promissa K000197721 No
Oct 1, 2003 Cheek, M. [7328] Cameroon Pararistolochia promissa K000197723 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Cheek, M. [7328] Cameroon Pararistolochia promissa K000197722 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Kalbreyer [s.n.] Cameroon Pararistolochia promissa K000350289 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Kalbreyer [s.n.] Cameroon Pararistolochia promissa K000350287 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Kalbreyer [s.n.] Cameroon Pararistolochia promissa K000350288 Unknown Type Material Yes
Johnson, M. [1060] Ghana Pararistolochia promissa K000350291 Unknown Type Material Yes
Johnson, M. [1060] Ghana Pararistolochia promissa K000350290 Unknown Type Material Yes
Johnson, M. [1060] Ghana Pararistolochia promissa K000350294 Unknown Type Material Yes
Johnson, M. [1060] Ghana Pararistolochia promissa K000350292 Unknown Type Material Yes
Johnson, M. [1060] Ghana Pararistolochia promissa K000350293 Unknown Type Material Yes
Talbot, P.A. [1642] Nigeria Pararistolochia promissa K000350286 Type Yes
Talbot, P.A. [128] Nigeria Pararistolochia talbotii K000350295 Type Yes
Thomas, D.W. [10596] Cameroon Pararistolochia tenuicauda K001383792 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