Petersianthus Merr.
First published in Philipp. J. Sci., C 11: 200 (1916)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Ivory Coast to Angola, Philippines. It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Angola, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Zaïre
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Petersia Welw. ex Benth. & Hook.f. in Gen. Pl. 1: 721 (1865), nom. illeg.
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Combretodendron A.Chev. in Vég. Ut. Afr. Trop. Franç. 5: 151 (1909), not validly publ.
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Liben, L. (1968). Petersianthus Merrill versus Combretodendron A. Chev. (Lecythidaceae). Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 38: 207-208.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0