Cussonia arborea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Apiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Apiales

Cussonia paniculata Hochst. ex A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 356 (1848).

Heterotypic
- Cussonia barteri Seem., J. Bot. 4: 299 (1866).
- Cussonia kirkii Seem., J. Bot. 4: 299 (1866).
- Cussonia hamata Harms in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(8): 53 (1897).
- Cussonia laciniata Harms in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(8): 53 (1897).
- Cussonia djalonensis A.Chev., Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 38 (1908).
- Cussonia nigerica Hutch., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 136 (1910).
- Cussonia homblei De Wild., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 201 (1914).
- Cussonia delevoyi De Wild., Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles, Sér. B 47: 194 (1927).
- Cussonia longissima Hutch. & Dalziel, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1929: 28 (1929).
- Cussonia tisserantii Aubrév. & Pellegr., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 100: 24 (1953).
- Cussonia kirkii var. bracteata Tennant, Kew Bull. 14: 223 (1960).
- Cussonia kirkii var. quadripetala Tennant, Kew Bull. 14: 223 (1960).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Benin; Burkina; Burundi; Cameroon; Central African Repu; Chad; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Ivory Coast; Kenya; Malawi; Mali; Mozambique; Nigeria; Rwanda; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Sudan; Tanzania; Togo; Uganda; Zambia; Zare; Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Richard, A. 1847–1848. Tentamen Florae Abyssinicae seu enumeratio plantarum hucusque in plerisque Abyssiniae provinciis detectarum et praecipue a beatis doctoribus Richard Quartin Dillon et Antonio Petit (annis 1838 – 1843) lectarum. Vol. 1. XI+472 pp. Arthus Bertrand, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Cussonia arborea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 20. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2018. Cussonia arborea. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 20. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Cussonia arborea. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 20 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Cussonia arborea in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 20.
Tropicos.org 2018. Cussonia arborea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Nov. 2018.

Afrikaans: Seekatkiepersol
English: Octopus cabbage tree

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