Putranjivaceae
Drypetes

Drypetes similis Hutch.

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 6(1): 679 (1912)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to Gabon. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Gabon, Nigeria

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Sibangea similis.]

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Pax & K. Hoffm. in Engl. Pflanzenr. Euph. 15: 267.
  • in F.T.A. 6, 1: 679 (1912)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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?
Breteler, F.J. [1755] Cameroon K000609344 Yes
Wheatley, J.I. [208] Cameroon K000609628 Yes
Watts, J.; Nning, J.; Njie; Nokpa, S.; Obasi, D. [1190] Cameroon K000875502 Yes
Kwangue, A.T. [106] Cameroon K001518095 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [5070] Cameroon K004430877 Yes
Satabié, B. [988] Cameroon K001383355 Yes
Tuley, P. [743] Nigeria K004430878 Yes
May 1, 2002 Cheek, M. [10122] Cameroon Sibangea similis K000026412 No
Jan 1, 1986 Thomas, D.W. [4790] Cameroon Sibangea similis K000181072 No
Jan 1, 1977 [illegible], O. A. [1710] Nigeria Sibangea similis K000510040 Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Smith, J.G. [74 /36] Cameroon Sibangea similis K000181075 No
Thomas, D.W. [672] Cameroon Sibangea similis K000181074 No
Zenker, G.A. [3194] Cameroon Sibangea similis K000406500 Type Yes
Thomas, D.W. [672] Cameroon Sibangea similis K001518772 Yes
Zenker, G.A. [3721] Cameroon Sibangea similis K000406498 Unknown Type Material Yes
Zenker, G.A. [3527] Cameroon Sibangea similis K000406499 Unknown Type Material 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