Putranjivaceae
Drypetes

Drypetes principum (Müll.Arg.) Hutch.

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 6(1): 684 (1912)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Guinea to Gabon, Bioko, Príncipe. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • Harris, D.J. (2002). The vascular plants of the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • 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

  • Aubrév. Fl. For. C. Iv. 2: 43, t. 135, 9–10.
  • Pax & K. Hoffm. in Engl. Pflanzenr. Euph. 15: 241
  • in F.T.A. 6, 1: 684 (1912)

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.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • 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?
Diabate, M.; Mas, C.; Bilivogui, D. [1504] Guinea K004430360 Yes
Ross, A.F. [225] Nigeria K004430384 Yes
Darmola, D.C. [FHI46019] Nigeria K004430380 Yes
Morton, J.K. [SL2777] Sierra Leone K004430363 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Luke, P.A.; Bohome, P.; Johansen, J.; Lehman, T. [11878] Equatorial Guinea K004430621 Yes
Tamajong, S. [FHI20999] Nigeria K004430376 Yes
Zenker, G. [4378] Cameroon K004430622 Yes
Jones, A.P.D.; Onochie, C.F. [FHI17586] Nigeria K004430385 Yes
Tamajong, S. [FHI20982] Nigeria K004430371 Yes
Assi, A. [12224] Cote d'Ivoire K004430367 Yes
Aubréville, M. [2243] Cote d'Ivoire K004430368 Yes
s.coll. [216] Sierra Leone K004430361 Yes
Keay [FHI16246] Nigeria K004430391 Yes
Onochie, C. [FHI20233] Nigeria K004430372 Yes
Letouzey, R. [10647] Cameroon K004430620 Yes
Latilo, M.G.; Edwin [FHI15285] Nigeria K004430378 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [2565] Cote d'Ivoire K004430365 Yes
Baker, W.J. [412] Cameroon K001412332 Yes
Thomas, D.W. [9710] Cameroon K000609552 Yes
Cable, S.; Mukete, R.; Furda; Wood; Jospeh; John [1652] Cameroon K000875482 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI16246] Nigeria K004430392 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [2784] Cote d'Ivoire K004430364 Yes
Breteler, F.J. [2218] Cameroon K004430619 Yes
de Wilde, J.J.F.E.; Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [3544] Cote d'Ivoire K004430366 Yes
[Forest School] [FHI27222] Nigeria K004430379 Yes
Latilo; Edwin [FHI15285] Nigeria K004430377 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [14826] Guinea K004430358 Yes
Jones; Onochie [FHI17586] Nigeria K004430386 Yes
Chapman, J.D. [3978] Nigeria K004430381 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [3148] Sierra Leone K004430362 Yes
Chapman, J.D. [4190] Nigeria K004430382 Yes
s.coll. [24] Nigeria K004430370 Yes
Wit, P.; Wit, J. [1147] Nigeria K004430373 Yes
Talbot, P.A. [679] Nigeria K004430389 Yes
Vigne, C. [3423] Ghana K004430390 Yes
Thomas, D.W. [5563] Cameroon K000181042 Yes
Daramola; Ibanesebhor [FHI70332] Nigeria K004430374 Yes
Jones, A.P.D.; Onochie, C.F. [FHI14700] Nigeria K004430369 Yes
Talbot, P.A. [679] Nigeria K004430388 Yes
Latilo [15285] Nigeria K:SPC-15734.000 No
Zenker, G. [4012] Cameroon K004430623 Yes
Chapman, J.D. [4014] Nigeria K004430383 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI25523] Nigeria K004430387 Yes
Latilo, M.G.; Ujor, E. [FHI33670] Nigeria K004430375 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/

  • 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