Taxon:  Telosma africana (N. E. Br.) N. E. Br.



Summary
Genus:
Telosma
Family:
Apocynaceae
Subfamily:
Asclepiadoideae
Tribe:
Marsdenieae
Nomen number:
103223
Place of publication:
W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, Fl. cap. 4(1):776.  1908
Verified:
02/07/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Pergularia africana N. E. Br.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Berhaut, J. 1971-. Flore illustrée du Senegal.
  2. Burkill, H. M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 1:239. Note: no uses in the region
  3. Figueiredo, E. & G. F. Smith. 2008. Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  4. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  5. Goyder, D. J. 2005. The identity of Pergularia tacazzeana Chiov. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae) - Telosma africana (N. E. Br.) N. E. Br. newly recorded for the Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Kew Bull. 59:651.
  6. Harvey, W. H. & O. W. Sonder, eds. v. 1-3; W. T. Thiselton Dyer & A. W. Hill, eds. v. 4-7. 1860-1993. Flora capensis Note: v. 1-3:1860-1865; v. 4-7:1896-1933
  7. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
  8. Ross, J. 1972. The flora of Natal.
  9. Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Burkill, H. M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 1:239. Note: no uses in the region
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  Goyder, D. J. 2005. The identity of Pergularia tacazzeana Chiov. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae) - Telosma africana (N. E. Br.) N. E. Br. newly recorded for the Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Kew Bull. 59:651.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola  Figueiredo, E. & G. F. Smith. 2008. Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaKwaZulu-Natal Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaLimpopo Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSierra Leone  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCentral African Republic  Berhaut, J. 1971-. Flore illustrée du Senegal.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo  Berhaut, J. 1971-. Flore illustrée du Senegal.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaGabon  Berhaut, J. 1971-. Flore illustrée du Senegal.
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaYemen  Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Tanzania
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Central African Republic, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Sierra Leone
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo]
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Yemen

Reference(s)
  1. Berhaut, J. 1971-. Flore illustrée du Senegal.
  2. Burkill, H. M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 1:239. Note: no uses in the region
  3. Figueiredo, E. & G. F. Smith. 2008. Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  4. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  5. Goyder, D. J. 2005. The identity of Pergularia tacazzeana Chiov. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae) - Telosma africana (N. E. Br.) N. E. Br. newly recorded for the Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Kew Bull. 59:651.
  6. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
  7. Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=103223. Accessed 17 October 2026.