Marantaceae
Marantochloa

Marantochloa filipes (Benth.) Hutch.

First published in J.Hutchinson & J.M.Dalziel, Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 2: 338 (1936)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Angola. It is a climbing rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Cabezas, F.J., De la Estrella, M., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2005). Marantaceae of Equatorial Guinea. Annales Botanici Fennici 42: 173-184.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 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.
  • Velayos, M., Aedo, C., Cabezas, F., de la Estrella, M., Barberá, P. & Fero, M. (eds.) (2014). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 11: 1-416. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 2: 338 (1936)
  • Koechlin in Fl. Cam. 4: 126, t. 25.
  • Koechlin in Fl. Gabon 9: 122, t. 26

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Cabezas, F.J., De la Estrella, M., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2005). Marantaceae of Equatorial Guinea. Annales Botanici Fennici 42: 173-184.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 2006 Etuge, M. [5138] Cameroon K000339873 Yes
Mar 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [1932] Cameroon K000025789 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [4274] Cameroon K000107588 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [4273] Cameroon K000107599 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Lane, P. [347] Cameroon K000107596 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [2774] Cameroon K000107589 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Biye, E. [67] Cameroon K000107598 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [4199] Cameroon K000107597 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [1405] Cameroon K000107593 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Lane, P. [377] Cameroon K000107594 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [2906] Cameroon K000107591 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [1470] Cameroon K000107590 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Mackinder, B. [308] Cameroon K000107592 Yes
May 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [6035] Cameroon K000107595 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Ekema, N. [1095] Cameroon K000086594 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Cable, S. [603] Cameroon K000086598 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Harris, D.J. [3776] Cameroon K000086597 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Cable, S. [387] Cameroon K000381310 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Cheek, M. [5449] Cameroon K000086599 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Watts, J. [725] Cameroon K000086595 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Watts, J. [871] Cameroon K000086593 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Cable, S. [387] Cameroon K000381309 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [951] Cameroon K000086589 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Lighava, M. [39] Cameroon K000086591 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Cheek, M. [5826] Cameroon K000086590 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Akogo, M. [119] Cameroon K000086596 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Watts, J. [473] Cameroon K000381312 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Watts, J. [473] Cameroon K000381311 Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Watts, J. [188] Cameroon K000011053 Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Kwangue, A. [142] Cameroon K000086600 Yes
Breteler, F.J.; Jongkind, C.C.H. [10368] Gabon K001562545 Yes
Cheek, M. [3270] Cameroon K000593129 No
Dibata, J.J. [306] Gabon K001480313 Yes
Wieringa, J.J. [1983] Cameroon K001562937 No
Thomas, N.W. [2912] Sierra Leone K002187259 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [13278] French Guiana K002187253 Yes
Amshoff, G.J.H. [4527] Cote d'Ivoire K002187261 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [12495] Liberia K002187260 Yes
Chipp, T.F. [565] Ghana K002187274 Yes
Cardiel, J. M.; Velayos, M.; Cabezas, F.; Fero, M. [2053] Equatorial Guinea K001581671 Yes
Cable, S.; Hurst, L.; Etuge, M.; Koopman, S.; Frazer, S. [1836] Cameroon K001310878 Yes
Cable, S.; Hurst, L.; Etuge, M.; Koopmans, S.; Frazer, S.; Mohala, V.; Biese, C.; Hermnas, M. [1723] Cameroon K001310884 Yes
Cable, S.; Manthi, F.; kahinju, S.; Ekpe, K.; Iwatt, J. [2056] Cameroon K001310879 Yes
Onochie, C.F.A.; Keay, R.W.J. [36657] Nigeria K002187277 Yes
Roberty, G. [15346] Cote d'Ivoire K002187266 Yes
Pérez Viso, R. [3388] Equatorial Guinea K002187257 Yes
[N. K. Lovi] [3921] Ghana K002187276 Yes
Irvine, F.R. [5082] Ghana K002187272 Yes
s.coll. [8678] Cote d'Ivoire K002187263 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [1833] Cote d'Ivoire K002187268 Yes
Jongkind, C.C.H.; Bilivogui, D.; Koenen, E.J.M.; Kortekaas, K.; Mulbah, D.M. [10939] Guinea K002187255 Yes
Aké Assi, L. [7293] Cote d'Ivoire K002187265 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [8502] Nigeria K002187279 Yes
Irvine, F.R. [5081] Ghana K002187270 Yes
Carvalho [5628] Equatorial Guinea K002187254 Yes
Chipp, T.F. [565] Ghana K002187275 Yes
s.coll. [4418] Cote d'Ivoire K002187264 Yes
N. [Lovi] [3921] Ghana K002187273 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [1833] Cote d'Ivoire K002187267 Yes
{J. J. F. E. de Wilde} [3262] Cote d'Ivoire K002187262 Yes
Adams, C.D. [2655] Ghana K002187271 Yes
Soyaux, H. [241] Gabon K000099665 Type Yes
Talbot, P.A. [881] Nigeria K002187280 Yes
Morton, J.K. [A511] Ghana K002187269 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [8502] Nigeria K002187278 Yes
Perez Viso, R. [1000] Equatorial Guinea K002187256 Yes
Pérez Viso, R. [3290] Equatorial Guinea K002187258 Yes
Vogel, Dr. [163] Equatorial Guinea Phrynium filipes K000307661 Type Yes
Vogel, Dr. [163] Equatorial Guinea Phrynium filipes K000307659 Type No
Vogel, Dr. [163] Equatorial Guinea Phrynium filipes K000307660 Type No
Brenan, J.P.M. [8502] Nigeria Marantochloa oligantha K:SPC-00100.052 No
[13278] Guinea Marantochloa oligantha K:SPC-10051.000 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

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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