Flora of Cabinda

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631 plants found, including:

Afroguatteria globosa Paiva 1966
plant species in the annonaceae family
Afroguatteria globosa is a species of plants in the family Annonaceae. It is endemic to Cabinda.
Dialytheca Exell & Mendonça 1935
plant genus in the menispermaceae family
Dialytheca is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae. The only species is Dialytheca gossweileri. Its native range is Western Central Tropical Africa.
Afroguatteria Boutique 1951
plant genus in the annonaceae family
Afroguatteria is a small genus of vines in the family Annonaceae, native to Cabinda, Cameroon and Zaire in west Africa.
Pinacopodium Exell & Mendonça 1951
plant genus in the erythroxylaceae family
Pinacopodium is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Erythroxylaceae. Its native range is Western Central Tropical Africa. Species: Pinacopodium congolense (S.Moore) Exell & Mendonça Pinacopodium gabonense (Cavaco & Normand) Normand & Cavaco
Anomacanthus R.D.Good 1923
plant genus in the acanthaceae family
Anomacanthus congolanus is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is a subshrub native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, and Cabinda Province of Angola. It is the sole species in genus Anomacanthus.
Cola cabindensis Exell 1927
vulnerable plant species in the malvaceae family
Cola cabindensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is found only in Cabinda, Republic of the Congo, and Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to IUCN this species is found at only seven different locations, with a total area of occupancy estimated at just 44 km2.
Crioceras dipladeniiflorus (Stapf) K.Schum. 1900
plant species in the apocynaceae family
Crioceras is a plant genus in the family Apocynaceae first described as a species in 1897. It contains only one known species, Crioceras dipladeniiflorus, native to tropical central Africa (Gabon, Republic of Congo, and the Angolan province of Cabinda). The type species is Crioceras longiflorus (syn of C. dipladeniiflorus) described by Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre. An alkaloid present in Crioceras longiflorus is called 12-Methoxyvoaphylline.
Calochone acuminata Keay 1958
vulnerable plant species in the rubiaceae family
Calochone acuminata is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in Cabinda Province, Cameroon, and Gabon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Anomacanthus congolanus (De Wild. & T.Durand) Brummitt 1990
plant species in the acanthaceae family
Anomacanthus congolanus is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is a subshrub native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, and Cabinda Province of Angola. It is the sole species in genus Anomacanthus.
Aningeria superba (Vermoesen) A.Chev. 1943
plant species in the sapotaceae family
Aningeria superba is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is a tree native to the Congolian forests of west-central Africa, including the Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Cabinda. Aningeria superba is a source of the hardwood anigre, which is used commercially for wood veneer and light carpentry.
Letestudoxa Pellegr. 1920
plant genus in the annonaceae family
Letestudoxa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Annonaceae. Its native range is western Central Tropical Africa. It is found in Cabinda (region in Angola), Cameroon, Congo and Gabon. The genus name of Letestudoxa is in honour of Georges Marie Patrice Charles Le Testu (1877–1967), a French colonial administrator in tropical Africa and was later at a botanical garden in Caen. It was first described and published in Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. Vol.26 on page 654 in 1920.
Pentaloncha Hook.f. 1873
plant genus in the rubiaceae family
Pentaloncha is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. Its native range is Western Central Tropical Africa.
Millettia duchesnei De Wild. 1904
plant species in the fabaceae family
Millettia duchesnei is a large forest liana in the genus Millettia. The rotenoids elliptol, 12-deoxo-12alpha-methoxyelliptone, 6-methoxy-6a,12a-dehydrodeguelin, 6a,12a-dehydrodeguelin, 6-hydroxy-6a,12a-dehydrodeguelin, 6-oxo-6a,12a-dehydrodeguelin, 12a-hydroxyelliptone and the flavanone eriodictyol can be isolated from the twigs of M. duchesnei.
Guibourtia arnoldiana (De Wild. & T.Durand) J.Léonard 1949
medicinal plant species in the fabaceae family
Guibourtia arnoldiana (mutenyé, benge, or mbenge) is a species of Guibourtia in the family Fabaceae, native to tropical western Africa from the Gabon, Republic of the Congo, western Democratic Republic of the Congo, and northernmost Angola (Cabinda). It is a tree growing to 20–30 m tall, with a trunk 40–80 cm diameter. The wood is valuable, durable and moderately resistant to wood-boring insects including termites. It is used for joinery, furniture, flooring, and decorative panelling. The timber provides high chatoyance, with an average value above 20 PZC.
Strophanthus amboensis (Elephant-vine) (Schinz) Engl. & Pax 1892
plant species in the apocynaceae family
Strophanthus amboensis is a plant in the dogbane family Apocynaceae.
Paropsiopsis Engl. 1891
plant genus in the passifloraceae family
Paropsiopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Passifloraceae. Its native range is west-central tropical Africa (Cabinda, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Gabon).
Mocquerysia Hua 1893
plant genus in the salicaceae family
Mocquerysia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Salicaceae. Its native range is western central Tropical Africa. It is found in Cabinda (in Angola), Congo, Gabon and Zaïre., The genus name of Mocquerysia is in honour of Albert Mocquerys (1860–1926), a French dentist, who was also an entomologist, naturalist and explorer. He collected plants and insects in Africa and Venezuela. It was first described and published in J. Bot. (Morot) Vol.7 on page 259 in 1893.
Haumania liebrechtsiana (De Wild. & T.Durand) J.Léonard 1949
medicinal plant species in the marantaceae family
Haumania liebrechtsiana is a species of plant in the family Marantaceae. It grows as an understorey herb or climber in tropical forests in Central Africa. The leaves and shoots are eaten by gorillas and chimpanzees, and the leaves and stems have traditional uses.
Tapinanthus preussii (Engl.) Tiegh. 1895
vulnerable plant species in the loranthaceae family
Tapinanthus preussii is a species of plant in the family Loranthaceae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Gabon, and Nigeria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Leptoterantha Louis ex Troupin 1949
plant genus in the menispermaceae family
Leptoterantha is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae. The only species is Leptoterantha mayumbensis. Its native range is Western Central Tropical Africa.
Dioscoreophyllum gossweileri Exell 1935
plant species in the menispermaceae family
Dioscoreophyllum gossweileri is a plant species native to Angola. It is a twining vine with deeply tri-lobed leaves and a racemose inflorescence. Dioscoreophyllum gossweileri Exell, J. Bot. 73(Suppl.): 10. 1935.
Aucoumea klaineana (Okoumè) Pierre 1896
vulnerable and medicinal plant species in the burseraceae family
Aucoumea klaineana (angouma, gaboon, or okoumé) is a tree in the family Burseraceae, native to equatorial west Africa in Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, and Río Muni. It is a large hardwood tree growing to 30–40 m (100–130 feet) tall, rarely larger, with a trunk 1.0–2.5 m (3.5–8 feet) diameter above the often large basal buttresses. The tree generally grows in small stands, with the roots of the trees intertwined with neighboring trees. In Gabon, it is the primary timber species.
Calochone Keay 1958
plant genus in the rubiaceae family
Calochone is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found in Cameroon, Gabon, Cabinda Province, Republic of the Congo, and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Annickia affinis (African Yellowwood) (Exell) Versteegh & Sosef 2007
plant species in the annonaceae family
Annickia affinis is small to medium sized tree that grows up to 30m tall, it belongs to the Annonaceae family. Also known as the African yellow wood, it is widely used in Central Africa and parts of West Africa in the treatment of various diseases. Both Annickia affinis and Annickia chlorantha are widely studied and sometimes credited with the name Enantia chrlorantha.
Vangueriopsis rubiginosa Robyns 1928
medicinal plant species in the rubiaceae family
Vangueriopsis rubiginosa is a species of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in Cabinda, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Scaphopetalum blackii Mast. 1867
plant species in the malvaceae family
Scaphopetalum blackii is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It was first formally described by Maxwell T. Masters in 1867.
Librevillea Hoyle 1955
plant genus in the fabaceae family
Librevillea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It contains a single species, Librevillea klainei, a shrub or tree native to Cabinda, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon in west-central tropical Africa. The genus belongs to the subfamily Detarioideae.
Beirnaertia cabindensis (Exell & Mendonça) Troupin 1959
plant species in the menispermaceae family
Beirnaertia cabindensis is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Menispermaceae. It is a liana native to Cabinda, Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, and Democratic Republic of the Congo in west-central tropical Africa. It is the sole species in genus Beirnaertia.
Cyttaranthus J.Léonard 1955
plant genus in the euphorbiaceae family
Cyttaranthus is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1955. It contains only one known species, Cyttaranthus congolensis, native to tropical Africa (Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa (Zaire), Gabon, Cabinda, Tanzania).
Beirnaertia Louis ex Troupin 1949
plant genus in the menispermaceae family
Beirnaertia cabindensis is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Menispermaceae. It is a liana native to Cabinda, Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, and Democratic Republic of the Congo in west-central tropical Africa. It is the sole species in genus Beirnaertia.

Credits & Sources

Region data:
WGSRPD Standard, Brummitt, R.K., Pando, F., Hollis, S., Brummitt, N.A. (2001). World geographical scheme for recording plant distributions. Edit. 2. TDWG Standard no2. Pittsburg (PA, USA): Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University. Full standard, 2nd Edition
WGSRPD Presentation, Pando, F. (2020) The TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions Standard. Rationale and history (presentation). CC-BY.
Map data:
Natural Earth Data, Tom Patterson, Nathaniel Vaughn Kelso et al, Hypsometric Tints and Terrain Elevations, 2009 - 2025, Public Domain, NACIS (North American Cartographic Information Society).
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