Putranjivaceae
Drypetes

Drypetes fallax Pax & K.Hoffm.

First published in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, XV: 242 (1922)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is 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, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Harris, D.J. (2002). The vascular plants of the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • 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

  • Harris, D.J. (2002). The vascular plants of the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • 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?
Breteler, F.J. [2766] Cameroon K004430637 Yes
Léonard, J.J.G. [1208] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004430626 Yes
Breteler, F.J. [1317] Cameroon K004430639 Yes
Le Testu, M.G. [8555] Gabon K004430635 Yes
Mildbraed, J. [8238] Cameroon K000406394 Syntype Yes
Mildbraed, J. [8277] Cameroon K000406393 Type Yes
Léonard, J.J.G. [1208] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004430628 Yes
Le Testu, G. [3818] Gabon K004430634 Yes
Tisserant, R.P.Ch. [1967] K004430630 Yes
Tisserant, R.P. [2840] Cameroon K004430638 Yes
Le Testu, M.G. [7646] Gabon K004430636 Yes
Testu, L. [4576] Gabon K004430632 Yes
Le Testu, G. [5545] Gabon K004430633 Yes
Tisserant, R.P. [1881] K004430631 Yes
Lebrun, J. [2061] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004430627 Yes
Lebrun, J. [2532] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004430629 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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