Lecythidaceae

Rhaptopetalum Oliv.

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 8: 159 (1865)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Zaïre

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Prance, G.T. & Jongkind, C.C.H. (2015). A revision of African Lecythidaceae. Kew Bulletin 70(1; 6): 1-68.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 1: 351, under Olacaceae.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [35] Cameroon K000094500 No
Oct 1, 2003 Cable, S. [2479] Cameroon K000197625 No
Oct 1, 1977 Tessman, G. [720] Equatorial Guinea K000425971 Type Yes
Thomas, D.W. [1219] Cameroon K:SPC-41224.000 No
Ekema, S.N. [662] Cameroon K001383715 Yes
Troupin, G. [3369] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-11842.000 No
Thomas, D.W. [568] Cameroon K:SPC-43432.000 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0