Putranjivaceae
Drypetes

Drypetes chevalieri Beille

First published in Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 293 (1917)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Angola. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2021). Flore du Gabon 57: 1-173. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2021). Flore du Gabon 57: 1-173. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 4, 2009 Wieringa, J.J.; Hoekstra, P.H.; Niangadouma, R.; Boussiengui, J.-N. [6065] Gabon K001611028 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [8409] Nigeria K:SPC-02112.000 No
Raynal, J.; Raynal, A. [13641] Cote d'Ivoire K004430515 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [3894] Cote d'Ivoire K004430506 Yes
Simbiano, F.J.; Mamy, L.; Théa, P. [643] Guinea K000010813 No
Simbiano, F.J.; Konaté, L. [351] Guinea K001970213 No
Simbiano, F.J.; Simbiano, F.J.; Diaby, M.W.; Diabaté, M. [69] Guinea K001970532 No
Simbiano, F.J.; Konaté, L. [328] Guinea K001970113 No
Simbiano, F.J.; Konaté, L. [304] Guinea K001970135 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [8409] Nigeria K004430521 Yes
Bamps, P. [1830] Cote d'Ivoire K004430510 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [9249] Liberia K004430511 Yes
Luke, Q.; Rogers, P. [15095] Sierra Leone K004430499 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Evans, C. [8892] Nigeria K004430516 Yes
Breteler, F.J. [5861] Cote d'Ivoire K004430505 Yes
Jongkind, C.; Diabate, M.; Bilivogui, D. [11511] Guinea K001560717 Yes
Thomas, D.W. [10594] Cameroon K001383785 Yes
Harley, W.J. [1140] Liberia K004430514 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [8413] Nigeria K004430522 Yes
Sonké, B.; Nguembou, K.C. [3445] Cameroon K004430500 Yes
Jones, A.P.D.; Onochie, C.F. [FHI17154] Nigeria K004430523 Yes
Oldeman, R.A.A. [812] Ghana K004430503 Yes
Chizea, L. [FHI8263] Nigeria K004430524 Yes
Akpabla, G.K. [258] Ghana K004430502 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Maley, J. [7964] Cote d'Ivoire K004430508 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [8409] Nigeria K004430520 Yes
Adam, J.G. [20226] Liberia K004430513 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Jones, E.W. [8757] Nigeria K004430526 Yes
Harley, G.W. [s.n.] Liberia K004430512 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Evans, C. [8892] Nigeria K004430517 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [2329] Cote d'Ivoire K004430507 Yes
Jones, A.P.D. [FHI3068] Nigeria K004430519 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [8757] Nigeria K:SPC-05195.000 No
Chevalier [21128] Cote d'Ivoire K000406409 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jongkind, C.; Bilivogui, D. [11396] Guinea K004430501 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI37262] Nigeria K004430525 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [8414] Nigeria K004430518 Yes
Chevalier, A. [21290] Cote d'Ivoire K000406408 Unknown Type Material Yes
Breteler, F.J. [5821] Cote d'Ivoire K004430504 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [8436] Nigeria K:SPC-02113.000 No
Bamps [2567] Cote d'Ivoire K004430509 Yes
s.coll. [7625] Sierra Leone K004430498 Yes
Aug 30, 2023 Nkemnyi, S.N. ; van der Burgt, X.M. ; Alvarez, M.G. ; Ngansop, T.E. [135] Cameroon Drypetes tessmanniana K001187977 Yes
Lowe, J. [2041] Drypetes tessmanniana K004430593 Yes
Léonard, J.J.G. [1601] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Drypetes tessmanniana K004430870 Yes
Tessmann, G. [996] Equatorial Guinea Drypetes tessmanniana K000406371 Type Yes
Tessmann, G. [996] Equatorial Guinea Drypetes tessmanniana K000406370 Type Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [8436] Nigeria Drypetes tessmanniana K004430596 Yes
Daramola, B.O. [351] Nigeria Drypetes tessmanniana K004430866 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Richards, P.W. [8857] Nigeria Drypetes tessmanniana K004430595 Yes
Mildbraed, G., W. J. [10600] Cameroon Drypetes tessmanniana K000181047 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI37279] Nigeria Drypetes tessmanniana K004430597 Yes
Louis, J. [7433] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Drypetes tessmanniana K004430872 Yes
Breteler, F.J.; Caballé, G.; Azizet Issembé, Y.; Moussavou, J.M.; Pascal, O. [15222] Gabon Drypetes tessmanniana K004430869 Yes
Breteler, F.J.; Jongkind, C.C.H.; Wieringa, J.J. [11272] Gabon Drypetes tessmanniana K004430867 Yes
Louis, J. (Dr.) [7433] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Drypetes tessmanniana K004430873 Yes
Talbot, P.A. [[678]] Nigeria Drypetes tessmanniana K004430594 Yes
Leonard, A. [954] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Drypetes tessmanniana K004430871 Yes
McPherson, G. [16200] Gabon Drypetes tessmanniana K004430868 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