Ixonanthaceae
Phyllocosmus

Phyllocosmus africanus (Hook.f.) Klotzsch

First published in Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1856: 233 (1857)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to South Sudan. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Byng, J.W. (2015). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), n.s., Ixonanthaceae: 1-14. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Harris, D.J. (2002). Vasc. Pl. Dzanga-Sangha: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Byng, J.W. (2015). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), n.s., Ixonanthaceae: 1-14. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Harris, D.J. (2002). Vasc. Pl. Dzanga-Sangha: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1997 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [1133] Cameroon K000011880 Yes
Dewèvre [663] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000435065 Type Yes
Bytebier, B.; et al. [3257] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000648812 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [3582] Sudan K000435069 Unknown Type Material Yes
Smith, C. [s.n.] Congo, Republic of the K000435056 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cheek, M., Molmou, D., Larridon, I., Couch, C., Camara, F.M. [18341] Guinea K001310140 Yes
Pynaert [611] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000435064 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ujor, E.U. [FHI 29259] Cameroon K000094468 Yes
Don [s.n.] Sierra Leone K000435057 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sierra Leone K000435055 Unknown Type Material Yes
Morton, J.K.; Jarr. [SL2195] Sierra Leone Ochthocosmus africanus K001890958 No
Harris, D.J. [3202] Congo, Republic of the Ochthocosmus africanus K:SPC-63134.000 No
Harris, D.J. [3202] Congo, Republic of the Ochthocosmus africanus K:SPC-63186.000 No
Olorunfemi, J. [34187] Nigeria Ochthocosmus africanus K:SPC-16007.000 No
Lane-Poole, C.E. [289] Sierra Leone Ochthocosmus africanus K:SPC-16008.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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