Bignoniaceae

Kigelia DC.

First published in Biblioth. Universelle Genève, n.s., 17: 135 (1838)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & S. Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Ecuador, Mexico Southwest

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

  • Kigelkeia Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 166 (1838), orth. var.
  • Sotor Fenzl in Amtl. Ber. Versamml. Deutsch. Naturf. Aerzte 21: 168 (1844)

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Burger, W. & Gentry, A.H. (2000). Bignoniaceae. Fieldiana Botany New Series, n.s., 41: 77-160. Field Museum of Natural History.
  • Diniz, M.A. (1988). 124. Bignoniaceae. Flora Zambesiaca 8(3): 61-85. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Diniz, M.A. (1990). Bignoniaceae. Flora de Moçambique 120: 1-35. Instituto de Investigaçao Científuca Tropical.
  • Fischer, E., Theisen, I. & Lohmann, L.G. in Kubitkzki, K. (ed.) (2004). Bignoniaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 7: 9-38. Springer.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Bibl. Univ. Genéve, n.s., 17: 135 (1838)
  • F.T.A. 4, 2: 533.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in Bibl. Univ. Genève, Sér. 2, 17: 135 (1838).

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, (2000) Author: by M. Tardelli & L. Settesoldi [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
  • Innamorati in Webbia 25: 589–621 (1971).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Ann. Sci. Nat. sér. 2 Bot. 11:297 (1839)
  • Bibl. Univ. Genève, sér. 2, 17: 135 (1838)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Andrews, P.; Bamford, M.; Njau, E.; Leliyo, G. [EN 677] Tanzania K001769752 No
Tiku, D.A. [FHI 30417] Cameroon K000029041 No
Keay [FHI37493] Cameroon K:SPC-54274.000 No
K:SPC-16993.000 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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

  • 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