- Family:
- Malvaceae Juss.
- Genus:
- Triplochiton K.Schum.
Triplochiton scleroxylon K.Schum.

[FWTA]
Sterculiaceae, Hutchinson and Dalziel. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1:2. 1958
- Morphology General Habit
- A large forest tree, to 200 ft. high, with large buttresses, deciduous
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves maple-like
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruits maple-like
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals white, red-purple at base.
Native to:
Benin, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Zaïre
Triplochiton scleroxylon K.Schum. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Oct 1, 2010 | Cheek, M. [11027], Cameroon | K000673466 | No | ||
Oct 1, 2010 | Cheek, M. [11706], Cameroon | K000673465 | No | ||
Jul 1, 2002 | Cheek, M. [9301], Cameroon | K000027397 | No | ||
Dec 21, 1953 | Punch, C. [s.n.], Nigeria | K000241661 | Yes | ||
Dec 21, 1953 | Foster, E. W. [370], Nigeria | K000241662 | Yes | ||
Dec 21, 1953 | Punch, C. [125], Nigeria | K000241663 | Yes | ||
Johnson, W. H. [813], Ghana | K000241664 | Yes | |||
Johnson, W. H. [813], Ghana | K000241665 | Yes | |||
Zenker [595], Cameroon | K000241763 | Yes |
First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 331 (1900)
Accepted by
- Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
- Aké Assi, L. (2002). Flore de la Côte-d'Ivoire: catalogue systématique, biogéographie et écologie. II Boissiera 58: 1-401.
- Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTROM, Bangui.
- Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
- Harris, D.J. (2002). Vasc. Pl. Dzanga-Sangha: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
- Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
- Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
- Lejoly, J. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Flore de la Tshopo (RD Congo): Familles des Malvaceae, Orchidaceae, Sterculiaceae, Tiliaceae Taxonomania 29: 1-41.
- Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
- Robyns, W. & al. (eds.) (1948-1963). Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1-10.
- 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.
Literature
Flora of West Tropical Africa
- Aubrév. Fl. For. C. Iv. 2: 260, t. 229
- Chev. Bot. 75
- Kennedy For. Fl. S. Nig. 59.
- in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 28: 331 (1900)
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.
- Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTROM, Bangui.
- Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
- Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
- Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
- Lejoly, J. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Flore de la Tshopo (RD Congo): Familles des Malvaceae, Orchidaceae, Sterculiaceae, Tiliaceae Taxonomania 29: 1-41.
- 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.
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