Putranjivaceae
Drypetes

Drypetes afzelii (Pax) Hutch.

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 6(1): 685 (1912)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Berendsohn, W.G., Gruber, A.K. & Monterrosa Salomón, J. (2009). Nova silva cusatlantica. Árboles nativos e introduciados de El Salvador. Parte 1: Angiospermae - Familias A a L. Englera 29-1: 1-438.
  • 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. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Aubrév. Fl. For. C. Iv. 2: 46, t. 136, 5–9.
  • Pax & K. Hoffm. in Engl. Pflanzenr. Euph. 15: 249
  • in F.T.A. 6, 1: 685 (1912)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • 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].

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2022 Bidault, E.; Diabaté, M.; Simbiano, F.J.; Konaté, L. [5948] Guinea K001970413 No
May 1, 1975 Letouzey, R. [13601] Cameroon K000181040 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [1414] Sierra Leone K004430442 Yes
Small, D. [854] Sierra Leone K004430461 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [3975] Sierra Leone K004430445 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [4718] Sierra Leone K004430448 Yes
Sawyerr, J.S. [FHK13578] Sierra Leone K004430451 Yes
Linder, D.H. [990] Liberia K004430463 Yes
Small, D. [825] Sierra Leone K004430460 Yes
Small, D. [825] Sierra Leone K004430459 Yes
Small, D. [825] Sierra Leone K:SPC-16820.000 No
Thomas, N.W. [4113] Sierra Leone K004430446 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004430454 Yes
Bidault, E.; Senterre, B.; Haba, P.K.; Goman, A. [2450] Guinea K004430439 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [2904] Sierra Leone K004430453 Yes
Smythe, C.W. [[236]] Sierra Leone K004430456 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [4111] Sierra Leone K004430457 Yes
Morton; Jarr [SL1611] Sierra Leone K004430443 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [6137] Sierra Leone K004430441 Yes
s.coll. [733] Sierra Leone K004430452 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [6137] Sierra Leone K004430440 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [4718] Sierra Leone K004430444 Yes
Small, D. [854] Sierra Leone K:SPC-16819.000 No
Haba, O.; Bilivogui, D. [38] Guinea K004430438 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [8102] Sierra Leone K004430458 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [1414] Sierra Leone K004430455 Yes
Adames, P. [676] Liberia K004430462 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [1414] Sierra Leone K004430450 Yes
Aylmer, G. [GA245] Sierra Leone K004430449 Yes
Samai, S.K. [396] Sierra Leone K004430447 Yes

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/

  • 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