Saxicolella nana Engl. (1926:456)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last and only record: January 1914 (Cheek et al., 2022)
Rediscovered in: 2004 by Ghogue (Cheek et al., 2022)
IUCN RedList status: Vulnerable
Distribution & Habitat
Nyong river (near Mbalmayo), Cameroon
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Mildbraed 7749a (holotype B [100294988]; isotype U [U1518023] n.v.) (Cheek et al. 2022)
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Engler, A. (1926). Podostemonaceae africanae. IV. Beiträge zur Flora von Africka. Bot. Jährb. 60: 451-467.
Other references:
Cheek, M., Molmou, D., Magassouba, S. et al. (2022). Taxonomic revision of Saxicolella (Podostemaceae), African waterfall plants highly threatened by Hydro-Electric projects. Kew Bull 77: 403-433. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-022-10019-2
Cusset, C. (1987). Podostemacees-Tristichacees. In: B. Satabie and P. Morat (eds), Flore du Cameroun, pp. 51-99. Ministere de l'Enseignement Superieure et de la Recherche Scientifique, Yaounde (Cameroun).
Engler, A. (1930). Podostemonaceae. In: A. Engler & K. Prantl, das Pfanzenfamilien. 2 Aufl. Band 18A: 1-68. Engelmann, Leipzig.
Ghogue, J.-P. (2010). Saxicolella nana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T185400A8403816. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T185400A8403816.en. Accessed on 27 July 2025.
Onana, Jean Michel. (2013). Synopsis des Espèces Végétales Vasculaires Endèmiques et Rares du Cameroun. Flore du Cameroun 40. Ministère de la Recherche Scientifique et de la Innovation, Yaoundé.
Onana, Jean Michel, Cheek, Martin and Pollard, Benedict John. (2011). Red Data Book of the Flowering Plants of Cameroon: IUCN Global Assessments. Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK: Kew Publishing. 578 pp.
POWO. (2025). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 27 July 2025]