Malvaceae

Glyphaea Hook.f.

First published in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 8: t. 760 (1848)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS Genera starting with letter G: 1-40325.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 1: 267.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in Hook., Ic. Pl. 8: t. 760 (1848).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • G.F.P. 2: 480 (1967)
  • Hook.f., Niger Fl.: 237, t. 22 (1849)
  • in Hook., Ic. Pl. 8: t. 760 (1948)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Lebrun [591] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005473048 No
s.coll. [1349] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005473046 No
Luke, W.R.Q.; Luke, J.P. [10640Z] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005473044 No
s.coll. [4111] Burundi K005473050 No
Cheek, M., Csiba, Renggana, Ngolan, Bhardol, Woltoff, Rowe [10819] Cameroon K001418577 Yes
Etuge, M.; Lah; Edmondo; Howson; Toh Clement; Ernest; Kang; Ndong [4319r] Cameroon K001222517 Yes
Putman, P.T.L. [133] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005473045 No
Lebrun [5222] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005473047 No
Bamps, P. [500] Congo, Republic of the K005473049 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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

  • 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