Putranjivaceae
Drypetes

Drypetes parvifolia (Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm.

First published in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, XV: 262 (1922)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & E. Tropical Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania

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.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in Engl. Pflanzenr. Euph. 15: 262 (1922).

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.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Keay, Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 382 (1958).
  • Pax & K. Hoffm. in A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich IV. 147(15): 262 (1922).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Breteler, F.J. [6152] Cote d'Ivoire K004430581 Yes
Kitson, A.E. [1124] Ghana K004430590 Yes
Marshall, A.R.; Mwakisoma, R. [65] Tanzania K001635276 Yes
Frontier-Tanzania [408] Tanzania K004431064 Yes
Robertson, S.A.; Luke, Q.; Awimbo, J. [5253] Kenya K004431049 Yes
Abdallah, R.; Vollesen, K.B. [95/74] Tanzania K004431070 Yes
Robertson, S.A.; Luke, Q. [4828] Kenya K004431050 Yes
Verdcourt [2132] Kenya K004431040 Yes
Morton, J.K. [A538] Nigeria K004430585 Yes
Enti, A.A. [GC37519] Ghana K004430592 Yes
Marshall, A.R.; Mwakisoma, R. [67] Tanzania K004431054 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [Semsei2406] Tanzania K004431055 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Brenan, J.H.; Gillett, J.B.; et al. [14664] Kenya K004431047 Yes
Marshall, A.R.; Mwakisoma, R. [66] Tanzania K004431053 Yes
Roberty, G. [15958] Cote d'Ivoire K004430583 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3237] Tanzania K004431057 Yes
Marshall, A.R.; Mwakisoma, R. [984] Tanzania K001611015 Yes
Robertson, S.A.; Luke, Q. [5823] Kenya K004431037 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [74/334] Tanzania K004431056 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3237] Tanzania K004431061 Yes
Scholes, J. [295] Ghana K004430589 Yes
Robertson, S.A.; Luke, Q.; Khayota, B.; Mturi, J.M.; Maikweki, C. [MDE373] Kenya K004431036 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Enti, A.A.; Abbiw, D. [7425] Ghana K004430591 Yes
Frontier-Tanzania [1075] Tanzania K004431065 Yes
Adams, B.R. [212] Kenya K004431035 Yes
Jongkind, C.C.H.; Nieuwenhuis, C.M.J. [3152] Ghana K004430586 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Brenan, J.H.; Gillett, J.B.; et al. [14610] Kenya K004431046 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3237] Tanzania K004431060 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Enti, A.A.; Abbiw, D. [7421] Ghana K004430587 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Brenan, J.H.; Gillett, J.B.; et al. [14582] Kenya K004431045 Yes
Lovett, J. [5058] Tanzania K004431066 Yes
Frontier-Tanzania [2706] Tanzania K004431063 Yes
Robertson, S.A.; Luke, Q. [4725] Kenya K004431052 Yes
Kitson, A.E. [1089] Ghana K004430588 Yes
Abdallah, R.; Vollesen, K.B. [95/74] Tanzania K004431069 Yes
Robertson, S.A.; Luke, Q. [4807] Kenya K004431051 Yes
Adams, C.D. [5018] Cote d'Ivoire K004430582 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3237] Tanzania K004431058 Yes
Abdulla, M. [3857] Kenya K004431038 Yes
Mwasumbi; Rodgers [12444] Tanzania K004431071 Yes
Ruffo; [Nmari] [2255] Tanzania K004431067 Yes
Rodgers; Hall; Mwasumbi [WAR2496] Tanzania K004431068 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Rawlins, S.P. [9350] Kenya K004431039 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [71/773] Kenya K004431043 Yes
Friis, I.; Vollesen, K.B.; Abdisalam Sheikh Hassan [4987] Somalia K004431002 Yes
Verdcourt [1893] Kenya K004431041 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [71/773] Kenya K004431042 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [74/1268] Kenya K004431044 Yes
Morton, J.K. [s.n.] Nigeria K004430584 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [4291] Tanzania K004431059 Yes
Robertson, S.A.; Luke, Q. [4725] Kenya K004431048 Yes
Clarke, G.P. [3519] Tanzania K004431062 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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

    • '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