Metteniusaceae

Rhaphiostylis Planch. ex Benth.

First published in W.J.Hooker, Niger Fl.: 259 (1849)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical Africa, Madagascar.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Sleumer in E. & P. Pflanzenfam. 20B: 368 (1942).
  • in Hook. Fl. Nigrit. 259 (1849)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in Hook., Niger Fl.: 259 (1849).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Sleumer in E. & P. Pf., ed. 2 20B: 368 (1942)
  • in Hook., Niger Fl.: 259, t. 28 (1849)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2011 Gilbert, M.; Mesfin; Tadesse, M. [6689] Kenya K000385476 No
Nov 1, 2011 Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4783] Kenya K000230106 Holotype Yes
Nov 1, 2011 Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4783] Kenya K000230107 Type Yes
Jun 1, 2011 Cheek, M. [11223] Cameroon K000339850 No
Ekema, S.N. [631] Cameroon K001401691 Yes
unknown [46] Liberia K000226084 Unknown Type Material Yes
Meikle, R.D. [1308] Nigeria K:SPC-27143.000 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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