Lecythidaceae
Napoleonaea

Napoleonaea imperialis P.Beauv.

First published in Napoléone: 1 (1804)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Benin to Nigeria. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Nigeria

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Liben, L. (1971). Révision du genre africain Napoleonaea P. Beauv. (Lecythidaceae). Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 41: 363-382.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 1975 Letouzey, R. [13981], Cameroon K000027920 No
Jan 1, 1953 Brenan, J.P.M. [8646], Nigeria K000442197 Yes
Jan 1, 1953 Brenan, J.P.M. [8646], Nigeria K000442198 Yes
Jan 1, 1953 Thornewill, A.S. [46], Nigeria K000442199 Yes
Jan 1, 1953 Thornewill, A.S. [46], Nigeria K000442201 Yes
Jan 1, 1953 Thornewill, A.S. [46], Nigeria K000442200 Yes
K000225862 Unknown type material Yes
Nigeria K000225863 Unknown type material Yes
Mann, G. [2272], Nigeria K000225864 Unknown type material Yes
Mann, G. [2272], Nigeria K000225865 Unknown type material Yes
Soyaux, H. [50], Gabon K000225945 Yes
Soyaux, H. [128], Gabon K000225946 Yes

Sources

  • Art and Illustrations in Digifolia

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images