Thymelaeaceae
Dicranolepis

Dicranolepis disticha Planch.

First published in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 8: t. 798 (1848)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

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

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • 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. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS Genera starting with letter D: 1-30141.
  • 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.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Chev. Bot. 545
  • Staner in Bull. Jard. Bot. Brux. 13: 329 (1935).
  • —F.T.A. 6, 1: 243

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • Robyns, A. (1975). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Thymelaeaceae: 1-68. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 2006 Cheek, M. [11033] Cameroon K000339678 No
Jan 1, 2003 Lane, P. [264] Cameroon K000180402 No
Jan 1, 2003 Letouzey, R. [13819] Cameroon K000180394 No
Jan 1, 2003 Cable, S. [2712] Cameroon K000180400 No
Jan 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [1391] Cameroon K000180396 No
Jan 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [2920] Cameroon K000180399 No
Jan 1, 2003 Ryan, P. [283] Cameroon K000180401 No
Jan 1, 2003 Cable, S. [3698] Cameroon K000180398 No
Jan 1, 1995 Harris, D.J. [3805] Cameroon K000381575 No
Jan 1, 1975 Mann, G. [217] Equatorial Guinea K000190042 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Afzelius, A. [s.n.] Sierra Leone K000190038 Type Yes
Hallé, N. [3461] Gabon K005432998 No
Luke, Q.; Fermin [12068] Equatorial Guinea K005432989 No
Le Testu, M.G. [7877] Gabon K005433000 No
Breteler, F.J. [1931] Cameroon K005432985 No
Pogge [1408] K000252465 Type Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Luke, P.A.; Bohome, P.; Johansen, J.; Lehman, T. [11919] Equatorial Guinea K005432990 No
Don, G. [s.n.] Sierra Leone K000190041 Type Yes
Letouzey, R. [12537] Cameroon K005432987 No
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [1565] Cameroon K005432982 No
Watts, J.P. [521] Cameroon K001518856 Yes
Mbatchou, G.T. [193] Cameroon K001518857 Yes
Tekwe, C.F. [142] Cameroon K001518852 Yes
Simbiano, F.J.; Konaté, L. [346] Guinea K001970218 No
Simbiano, F.J.; Diabaté, M.; Konaté, L.; Kolié, M. [214] Guinea K001970482 No
Simbiano, F.J.; Konaté, L. [299] Guinea K001970140 No
de Wilde, J.J.F.E.; Sosef, M.S.M. [10355] Gabon K005432992 No
Gentry, A. [33010] Gabon K005432997 No
Louis, J. [14118] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005432995 No
Afzelius, A. [s.n.] Sierra Leone K000190040 Type Yes
[Milslbrasd] [7811] Cameroon K005433001 No
Scott Elliot, G.F. [4205] Sierra Leone K000190039 Type Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [1905] Cameroon K005432986 No
Wieringa, J.J.; Hoekstra, P.H.; Niangadouma, R.; Boussiengui, J.N. [6233] Gabon K005433003 No
Jordan, H.D. [2026] Sierra Leone K:SPC-18411.000 No
Zenker, G.A. [3655] Cameroon K000252468 Syntype Yes
Hallé, N. [3035] Gabon K005432993 No
Baldwin, J.T. [13917] Cameroon K005432983 No
Cheek, M.; Hermans; Bull; Daniel, E.; Newane, S. [6071] Cameroon K000180397 No
King, E.L. [27B] Sierra Leone K005433002 No
Luke, Q.; Nguema, N. [13086] Equatorial Guinea K005432991 No
Schweinfurth, G. [3106] K000252466 Isotype Yes
Thomas, D.W. [280] Cameroon K005432988 No
Zenker, G.A. [1277] Cameroon K000252467 Syntype Yes
Letouzey, R. [9873] Gabon K005432999 No
Ujor, E.U. [29256] Cameroon K000180319 No
Louis, J. [14118] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005432994 No
Letouzey, R. [4014] Cameroon K005432984 No
Jongkind, C.C.H.; Kwewon, D.; Kpadeyeah, J.; Konie, J.; Daniels, A.K.; Suah, T.L. [6180] Liberia K005432826 No
Mann, G. [2199] Cameroon K000180318 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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