Euphorbiaceae
Discoclaoxylon

Discoclaoxylon hexandrum (Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm.

First published in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, VII: 137 (1914)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Uganda. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barberá, P., Velayos, M. & Aedo, C. (2013). Annotated checklist and identification keys of the Acalyphoideae (Euphorbiaceae) of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko and Río Muni). Phytotaxa 140: 1-25.
  • 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., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barberá, P., Velayos, M. & Aedo, C. (2013). Annotated checklist and identification keys of the Acalyphoideae (Euphorbiaceae) of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko and Río Muni). Phytotaxa 140: 1-25.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Engler & O. Drude, Die Vegetation Der Erde, IX, Pflanzenwelt Afrikas 3(2): 76, t. 32 (1921).
  • Pax & K. Hoffm. in A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich IV. 147(7): 139, t. 19 (1914).
  • Pax & K. Hoffm. in Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Zentral-Afrika-Expedition 1907-1908, 2 (Botanik) p. 452 (1912)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2023 Etuge, M.; Sumelong, J.; Darbyshire; Venard; RD; Stone [4964] Cameroon K001518836 No
Carvalho, M.F.; Fernandez Casas, J. [3816-3] Equatorial Guinea K001532688 Yes
Cheek, M.; Owens.; Okon.; Hinchcliffe.; Rex.; Suleiman.; Myanzi.; Kamwela.; Johnston. [10566] Cameroon K000374602 Yes
Sunderland, T.C.H. [1189] Cameroon K000609934 Yes
Sunderland, T.C.H. [1189] Cameroon K000609904 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Kabuye, C.; Festo, L.; Ntore, S.; Bayona, W. [17872] Tanzania K001890758 No
Darbyshire, I.; Zappi; Rommens; Galla; Nana; Taranovski [112] Cameroon K001495560 Yes
Carvalho, M.F.; Fernandez Casas, J. [11867(1)] Equatorial Guinea K001532705 Yes
Darbyshire, I.; Etuge; Stone; Vennard [69] Cameroon K001495559 Yes
Tchiengue, B.; Oben, B.; Ekwoge, E. A. [2527] Cameroon K001310201 Yes
Ekema, S.N. [729] Cameroon K001383734 Yes
Tadjouteu, F.; Zapfack; Geraldo; Simo [468] Cameroon K001518411 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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

  • 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