Marantaceae
Hypselodelphys

Hypselodelphys poggeana (K.Schum.) Milne-Redh.

First published in Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 83: 12 (1950)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Angola. It is a climbing rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cameroon, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Cabezas, F.J., De la Estrella, M., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2005). Marantaceae of Equatorial Guinea. Annales Botanici Fennici 42: 173-184.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • 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.
  • Velayos, M., Aedo, C., Cabezas, F., de la Estrella, M., Barberá, P. & Fero, M. (eds.) (2014). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 11: 1-416. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Koechlin in Fl. Cam. 110, t. 22.
  • Koechlin in Fl. Gabon 9: 104, t. 23
  • Léonard & Mullenders in Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belg. 83: 12, t. 1 C, D, 2 G
  • in Kew Bull. 5: 160 (1950)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Cabezas, F.J., De la Estrella, M., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2005). Marantaceae of Equatorial Guinea. Annales Botanici Fennici 42: 173-184.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 2009 Kenneth Tah [321] Cameroon K000339395 Yes
Jan 1, 2004 Pollard, B.J. [978] Cameroon K000213084 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Gosline, G. [220] Cameroon K000107651 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [4322] Cameroon K000107650 Yes
Andoh, J.E. [5433] Ghana K002919198 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [4622] Sierra Leone K002919193 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002919355 Yes
Morton, J.K. [A249] Ghana K002919201 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [43] Nigeria K002919219 Yes
Magajie, S.O.; Tuley, P. [2163] Nigeria K002919224 Yes
Germain, R. [4623] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002919282 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [7748] Sierra Leone K002919190 Yes
Leonard [12] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002919279 Yes
[Q. Evard] [6473] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002919287 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [4615] Sierra Leone K002919188 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Nigeria K002919210 Yes
Léonard, J.J.G. [186] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002919286 Yes
Morton, J.K. [SL855] Sierra Leone K002919185 Yes
Bos, J.J. [3288] Cameroon K002919271 Yes
Jean Louis [8802] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002919288 Yes
Irvine, F.R. [193] Ghana K002919202 Yes
Cheek; Hepper; Upton [3037] Cameroon K:SPC-56187.000 No
Thomas, N.W. [6776] Sierra Leone K002919191 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [619] Angola K002919350 Yes
Stubbings, H.G. [124] Nigeria K002919221 Yes
Thompson, C.P. [6] Nigeria K:SPC-18226.000 No
Talbot, P.A. (Mr.); Talbot, P.A. (Mrs.) [s.n.] Nigeria K002919209 Yes
Pilz, G.E. [2359] Nigeria K002919217 Yes
Louis, A.M.; Sterck, F.J.; Elias, A.A. [2553] Gabon K002919275 Yes
Barter, E. [3329] Sierra Leone K002919189 Yes
Hakki, M.; Leuenberger, B.; Schiers, C. [690] Togo K002919203 Yes
Baldwin Jr., J.T. [6338] Liberia K002919196 Yes
Klaine, R.P. [s.n.] Gabon K002919278 Yes
Keay; Meikle [FHI25662] Nigeria K002919213 Yes
Leonard, J. [12] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002919280 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002919361 Yes
Simbiano, F.J.; Konaté, L. [367] Guinea K001970198 No
de Nevers, G. [14956] Guinea K001970070 No
de Nevers, G. [14913] Guinea K001970092 No
Bamps, P. [754] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002919284 Yes
Onochie, C.F.A. [FHI32450] Nigeria K002919215 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Keay, R.W.J. [8689] Nigeria K002919204 Yes
Emwiogbon, J.A. [JAE293] Nigeria K002919216 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002919358 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [1839] Sierra Leone K002919186 Yes
Scott-Elliot, G.F. [4508] Sierra Leone K002919194 Yes
Louis [3971] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002919290 Yes
{Cons. of Forests} [s.n.] Nigeria K002919212 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [1195] Nigeria K:SPC-11126.000 No
Jean Louis [3971] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002919289 Yes
Onochie, C. [32450] Nigeria K:SPC-10044.000 No
[F. O. Janko] [516] Ghana K002919200 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [1195] Nigeria K002919206 Yes
Lebrun, J.A. [507] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002919291 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [28268] Nigeria K:SPC-17374.000 No
Eimunjeze; Ekwuno; Onijamowo [FHI69874] Nigeria K002919223 Yes
[Treun] [407] Cameroon K002919273 Yes
Keay, R.W.J.; Meikle, R.D. [25662] Nigeria K:SPC-11125.000 No
Thompson, C.P. [6] Nigeria K002919208 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [6020] Sierra Leone K:SPC-11123.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002919356 Yes
Emwiogbon, J.A. [FHI63916] Nigeria K002919225 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002919357 Yes
Richards, P.W. [5010] Nigeria K002919220 Yes
Stubbings, H.G. [100] Nigeria K002919218 Yes
Bogner [729] Gabon K002919276 Yes
{Bos, J.J.; F. M. van der Laan; Nzabi, T.} [10662] Gabon K002919277 Yes
Germain, R. [4269] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002919283 Yes
Thomas, D.W. [2] Cameroon K002919272 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [4615] Sierra Leone K002919187 Yes
Léonard, J.J.G. [186] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002919285 Yes
Warner, R.M. [149] Liberia K002919195 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI28268] Nigeria K002919205 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [7564] Sierra Leone K002919192 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002919360 Yes
Thomas, D.W. [2] Cameroon K002919274 Yes
Darko, K.O. [516] Ghana K:SPC-18229.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002919359 Yes
Latilo; Oguntayo [FHI67728] Nigeria K002919222 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [8689] Nigeria K002919207 Yes
Talbot, P.A. [874] Nigeria K002919211 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [14112] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002919281 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. (Dr.) [8291] Ghana K002919197 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [8291] Ghana K002919199 Yes
Keay, R.W.J.; Meikle, R.D. [FHI25662] Nigeria K002919214 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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.
    • 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 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