Lecythidaceae
Napoleonaea

Napoleonaea gossweileri Baker f.

First published in A.B.Rendle & al., Cat. Pl. Oban: 32 (1913)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Angola to Zambia. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Zambia, Zaïre

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Liben, L. (1971). Révision du genre africain Napoleonaea P. Beauv. (Lecythidaceae). Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 41: 363-382.
  • Prance, G.T. & Jongkind, C.C.H. (2015). A revision of African Lecythidaceae. Kew Bulletin 70(1; 6): 1-68.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Liben, L. (1971). Révision du genre africain Napoleonaea P. Beauv. (Lecythidaceae). Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 41: 363-382.
  • Prance, G.T. & Jongkind, C.C.H. (2015). A revision of African Lecythidaceae. Kew Bulletin 70(1; 6): 1-68.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gossweiler, J. [s.n.], Angola K000225942 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [2609], Angola K000225943 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2023. 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 2023. 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