Batesanthus purpureus

Batesanthus purpureus
Botanical illustration of Batesanthus purpureus[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Batesanthus
Species:
B. purpureus
Binomial name
Batesanthus purpureus
Synonyms[2]
  • Cryptolepis purpureus (N.E.Br.) P.I.Forst.
  • Batesanthus intrusus S.Moore
  • Batesanthus mildbraedii Schltr.
  • Batesanthus talbotii S.Moore
  • Batesanthus talbotii var. grandifolius S.Moore
  • Perithrix glabra Pierre

Batesanthus purpureus is a species of plant in the Apocynaceae family. It is native to the Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, and Nigeria.[3] Nicholas Edward Brown,[4] the botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its purple (purpureus in Latin) flowers.[5]

  1. ^ Venter, H.J.T.; Verhoeven, R.L. (2009). "Morphology and taxonomy of Baseonema and Batesanthus (Apocynaceae: Periplocoideae)". South African Journal of Botany. 75 (3): 445–455. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2009.02.179.
  2. ^ "Batesanthus purpureus N. E. Br". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "Batesanthus purpureus N.E.Br". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "Nicholas Edward Brown". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  5. ^ Hooker, Sir William Jackson (1896). Icones Plantarum or Figures, with Descriptive Characters and Remarks, of New or Rare Plants, Selected from the Kew Herbarium (in English and Latin). Vol. 25. London: Dulau & Co. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.16059.