Marantaceae
Hypselodelphys

Hypselodelphys scandens Louis & Mullend.

First published in Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 83: 14 (1950)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to Uganda and Angola. It is a climbing rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Nigeria, Uganda

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Cabezas, F.J., De la Estrella, M., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2005). Marantaceae of Equatorial Guinea. Annales Botanici Fennici 42: 173-184.
  • 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.
  • 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

  • In Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belg. 83: 14, t. 1 E, F, 2 F (1950)
  • Koechlin in Fl. Cam. 113, t. 23.
  • Koechlin in Fl. Gabon 9: 106, tt. 21, 33,

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Cabezas, F.J., De la Estrella, M., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2005). Marantaceae of Equatorial Guinea. Annales Botanici Fennici 42: 173-184.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2010 Cheek, M. [11758] Cameroon K000339859 Yes
Oct 1, 2010 Etuge, M. [5108] Cameroon K000339868 Yes
Jan 1, 2004 Etuge, M. [4709] Cameroon K000213086 Yes
Mar 1, 2002 Balding, S.; Sivell D. [93] Cameroon K000025792 Yes
Mar 1, 2002 Cheek, M. [6046] Cameroon K000025791 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Cable, S. [2787] Cameroon K000107661 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Cable, S. [2416] Cameroon K000107653 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Williams, S. [131] Cameroon K000107656 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Satabie, B. [1124] Cameroon K000107655 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [1708] Cameroon K000107657 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [8318] Cameroon K000107659 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Sidwell, K. [329] Cameroon K000107660 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Onana, J.-M. [542] Cameroon K000107654 No
Jun 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [2376] Cameroon K000107658 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Zapfack, L. [633] Cameroon K000107652 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [2637] Cameroon K000107603 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [34] Cameroon K000086544 Yes
Apr 1, 1994 Sunderland, T.C.H. [1475] Cameroon K000381314 Yes
Apr 1, 1994 Sunderland, T.C.H. [1475] Cameroon K000381313 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Thomas, D.W. [9150] Cameroon K000086543 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Kwangue, A. [87] Cameroon K000086588 Yes
Germain [4597] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002919324 Yes
Chalaud, G. [4597] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002919325 Yes
Lisowski, S. [42225] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002919316 Yes
Harris, D.J.; Michael Fay, J. [1405] Central African Republic K002919293 Yes
{Gossweiler} [13902] Angola K002919351 Yes
Jean Louis [14305] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002919322 Yes
Jean Louis [4082] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002919320 Yes
{Cheek; Hepper; Upton} [3037] Cameroon K002919297 Yes
Coussaint [2076] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002919312 Yes
Jean Louis [14305] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002919323 Yes
Jones, A.P.D. [FHI18873] Nigeria K002919227 Yes
Chapman, J.D. [3110] Nigeria K002919230 Yes
Letouzey, R. [7957] Cameroon K002919296 Yes
Robyns, W. [1206] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002919310 Yes
Lowe, J.L. [3107] Cameroon K002919300 Yes
Carvalho [4074] Equatorial Guinea K002919306 Yes
Jean Louis [7082] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002919319 Yes
Robyns, W. [1205] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002919311 Yes
{Gossweiler} [13902] Angola K002919353 Yes
Latilo, M.G. [FHI31835] Nigeria K002919231 Yes
Letouzey, R. [1744] Cameroon K002919303 Yes
Wagemans, J. [731] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002919313 Yes
de Wit [9150] Cote d'Ivoire K002919226 Yes
Compère [522] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002919314 Yes
Letouzey, R. [1776] Cameroon K002919301 Yes
Carvalho [2189] Equatorial Guinea K002919307 Yes
Lisowski, S. [42225] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002919315 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [8131] Cameroon K002919305 Yes
Lisowski, S. [40559] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002919317 Yes
Lisowski, S. [40559] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002919318 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M.; Berg, C.C. [9644] Cameroon K002919295 Yes
Breteler, F.J. [1457] Cameroon K002919299 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002919321 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [8131] Cameroon K002919304 Yes
Letouzey, R. [1744] Cameroon K002919302 Yes
Biholong, M. [250] Cameroon K002919294 Yes
Lebrun, J.A. [5254] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002919309 Yes
Jones, A.P.D. [FHI18873] Nigeria K002919228 Yes
Jones, A.P.D. [FHI18873] Nigeria K002919229 Yes
Evrard [5683] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002919308 Yes
{Gossweiler} [13902] Angola K002919352 Yes
Eze, F.G. [FHI23647] Nigeria K002919232 Yes
Letouzey, R. [7657] Cameroon K002919298 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