Fabaceae
Cryptosepalum

Cryptosepalum tetraphyllum (Hook.f.) Benth.

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 25: 315 (1865)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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].
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Aubrév. Fl. For. C. Iv. 1: 238, t. 90, A.
  • —F.T.A. 2: 303

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Keay, R. W. J. (1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa. Ed. 2;Vol. 1, part 2
  • Voorhoeve, A. G. (1965). Liberian High Forest Trees
  • White, F. (1983). The Vegetation of Africa

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Lane-Poole, C.E. [169] Sierra Leone K000043692 Yes
Simbiano, F.J.; Konomou, G.; Mamy, L.; Onivogui, M. [633] Guinea K000010803 No
Scott Elliot, G.F. [4893] Sierra Leone K000043696 Yes
Samai, S.K. [128] Sierra Leone K000043700 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [11561] Liberia K000043697 Yes
Small, D. [562] Sierra Leone K000043699 Yes
Hall, J.B. [GC46676] Ghana K000043702 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [5525] Sierra Leone K000043695 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [5731] Sierra Leone K000043689 Yes
Chillou, J. [s.n.] Guinea K000043703 Yes
Barter, C. [s.n.] Sierra Leone K000043698 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [7655] Sierra Leone K000043694 Yes
Small, D. [828] Sierra Leone K000043691 Yes
Jordan, H.D. [2038] Sierra Leone K000043693 Yes
Adam, J.G. [20993] Liberia K000043701 Yes
Lane-Poole, C.E. [169] Sierra Leone K000043690 Yes

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

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images