Marantaceae

Thaumatococcus Benth.

First published in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker, Gen. Pl. 3: 652 (1883)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Burkina, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo

Introduced into:

Malaya

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 7: 320.
  • in Benth. & Hook. f., Gen. Pl. 3: 652 (1883)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2004 Etuge, M. [4784] Cameroon K000213085 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [4275] Cameroon K000107662 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [1426] Cameroon K000107664 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Lane, P. [359] Cameroon K000107663 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Ryan, P. [226] Cameroon K000107665 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Pouakouyou, D. [112] Cameroon K000086554 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Akogo, M. [235] Cameroon K000086553 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Ekema, N. [1074] Cameroon K000086572 Yes
Dec 1, 1996 Baker, W.J. [232] Cameroon K000086552 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [1009] Cameroon K000086571 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Mbani, J., M. [18] Cameroon K000086548 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Mbani, J., M. [18] Cameroon K000086549 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Thomas, D.W. [7328] Cameroon K000308082 Isotype No
Nov 24, 1974 Letouzey, R. [13314] Cameroon K000308085 Yes
Jan 1, 1936 Mann, G. [1153] Equatorial Guinea K000099653 Type Yes
Carvalho [2729] Equatorial Guinea K000308087 Yes
Gerard, Ph. [1783] Congo, Republic of the K000308084 Yes
Stanfield [169] Nigeria K:SPC-22745.000 No
Thomas, D. [2277] Cameroon K000308083 Yes
Johnston, H.H. Sierra Leone K:SPC-07643.000 No
Barter [1546] Niger K000099650 Unknown Type Material Yes
Webb, J. [353] Cameroon K002918854 Yes
Barter [1990] Equatorial Guinea K000099652 Type Yes
Mann, G. [2145] Cameroon K000099651 Type Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [37462] Cameroon K:SPC-25070.000 No
Bates, G.L. [396] Cameroon K000308086 Yes

Sources

  • 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.

  • 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