Putranjivaceae
Drypetes

Drypetes preussii (Pax) Hutch.

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 6(1): 686 (1912)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ivory Coast to Gabon. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Nigeria

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • 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.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Pax & K. Hoffm. in Engl. Pflanzenr. Euph. 15: 247.
  • in F.T.A. 6, 1: 686 (1912)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • 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?
Tessmann, G. [991] Equatorial Guinea K004430675 Yes
Klaine, R.P. [3488] Gabon K004430678 Yes
Raynal, J.; Raynal, R. [9882] Cameroon K004430682 Yes
Thomas, D.W. [361] Cameroon K:SPC-45481.000 No
Bos, J.J.; van der Laan, F.M.; Nzabi, T. [10532] Gabon K004430676 Yes
Letouzey, R. [12679] Cameroon K004430680 Yes
Cheek, M.; Etuge, M. [8150] Cameroon K000609625 Yes
Batoum, A. [18] Cameroon K000875501 Yes
Acworth, J.M. [58] Cameroon K000875498 Yes
Klaine, R.P. [2786] Gabon K004430677 Yes
Cable, S. [2249] Cameroon K000609621 Yes
Cable, S. [2250] Cameroon K000609622 Yes
Pouakouyou, D.; Etuge, M. [99] Cameroon K000875489 Yes
Akogo, M. [238] Cameroon K000875516 Yes
Schoenenberger, J.; Teearu, T.; Kennedy; Frederick [208] Cameroon K000609623 Yes
Onochie, C. [34825] Nigeria K:SPC-05188.000 No
Letouzey, R. [10054] Cameroon K000875508 No
Olorunfemi, J. [30739] Cameroon K000181055 Yes
Olorunfemi [30739] Cameroon K:SPC-02111.000 No
Coombe, D.E. [182] Nigeria K:SPC-04341.000 No
Thomas, D.W. [361] Cameroon K000181056 Yes
Thomas, D.W. [7836] Cameroon K000181039 Yes
Bos, J.J. [5541] Cameroon K004430681 Yes
Wieringa, J.J. [685] Gabon K004430679 Yes
Thomas, D.W. [361] Cameroon K:SPC-41193.000 No
Klaine, R.P. [572] Gabon Drypetes pierreana K000406369 Type Yes
Nemba, J. [271] Cameroon Drypetes pierreana K000181068 Yes
de Wilde, J.J.F.E. & Sosef, M.S.M. [10339] Gabon Drypetes klaineana K001567820 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