Malvaceae
Microcos

Microcos louisii (R.Wilczek) Cheek

First published in Kew Bull. 78: 248 (2023)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is DR Congo. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

DR Congo

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Lejoly, J. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Flore de la Tshopo (RD Congo): Familles des Malvaceae, Orchidaceae, Sterculiaceae, Tiliaceae. Taxonomania 29: 1-41.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Leonard, A. [981] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Grewia louisii K001532650 Yes
Hulstasrt, P. [624] Congo, Republic of the Grewia louisii K001532671 Yes
Bamps, P. [672] Congo, Republic of the Grewia louisii K001581308 Yes
Bolema, D. [1158] Congo, Republic of the Grewia louisii K001581297 Yes
Gilbert, G. [1462] Congo, Republic of the Grewia louisii K001581249 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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/

  • 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 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