Melastomataceae

Spathandra Guill. & Perr.

First published in Fl. Seneg. Tent.: 313 (1833)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is W. Tropical Africa to Angola.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Zaïre

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 26, 2006 Tessmann, G. [973] Equatorial Guinea K000276106 Type Yes
Mann, G. [1825] K000272641 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bourobou Bourobou, H.P.; Nzabi, T.; Nziengui, B.; Mayombo Nzengue J. [328] Gabon K001275174 Yes
Mann, G. [988] Gabon K000272642 Holotype Yes

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