Marantaceae
Hypselodelphys

Hypselodelphys violacea (Ridl.) Milne-Redh.

First published in Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 83: 7 (1950)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Angola. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Cabinda, Cameroon, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, 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:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • 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.
  • 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. 4: 112, t. 22 (1965).
  • Koechlin in Fl. Gabon 9: 104, t. 23 (1964)
  • in Kew Bull. 5: 160 (1950)

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.
  • 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.
  • 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?
Jan 1, 1995 Harris, D.J. [3843] Cameroon K000086592 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [5273] Sierra Leone K:SPC-11127.000 No
Wagemans, J. [729] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002919338 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [5272] Sierra Leone K:SPC-17122.000 No
Gossweiler, J. [8071] Angola K002919336 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [5272] Sierra Leone K002919154 Yes
Ern, H. [3153] Togo K002919175 Yes
Akoègninou, A.; Agbani, P.; Yédomonhan, H. [1358] Benin K002919174 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O. [292] Cote d'Ivoire K002919173 Yes
Killick, H.J. [206] Nigeria K002919181 Yes
Preuss. [144] Cameroon K000099672 Type Yes
Adames, P. [836] Liberia K002919164 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [5272] Sierra Leone K002919153 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Maley, J. [8237] Cote d'Ivoire K002919170 Yes
Dacremont [347] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002919340 Yes
Luke, Q.; Rogers, P. [15213A] Sierra Leone K002919148 Yes
Barker, A.J.D. [1100] Liberia K002919168 Yes
Harley, W.J. [265] Liberia K002919156 Yes
Letouzey, R. [7746] Cameroon K002919330 Yes
Preuss. [321] Cameroon K000099673 Type Yes
Satabié, B. [239] Cameroon K002919332 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [5272] Sierra Leone K002919152 Yes
Van Meer, P.P.C. [226] Liberia K002919165 Yes
Linder, D.H. [629] Liberia K002919158 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [5273] Sierra Leone K002919150 Yes
Jaeger, P. [9102] Sierra Leone K002919159 Yes
Binuyo, A.; Daramola, B.O. [FHI35517] Cameroon K002919184 Yes
Satabié, B. [239] Cameroon K002919333 Yes
Latilo, M.G. [FHI30921] Nigeria K002919177 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Maley, J. [8077] Cote d'Ivoire K002919169 Yes
Abe Asoi, L. [9432] Cote d'Ivoire K002919172 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [8071] Angola K002919335 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Maley, J. [8227] Cote d'Ivoire K002919171 Yes
de Wilde, J.J.F.E. [8288] Cameroon K002919334 Yes
Linder, D.H. [851] Liberia K002919162 Yes
Dacremont [347] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002919339 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [14069] Liberia K002919163 Yes
{H. C. van den Burg} [39] Cameroon K002919331 Yes
Okafor, J.C. [FHI47970] Nigeria K002919180 Yes
Stanfield, D.P. [163] Nigeria K002919178 Yes
Letouzey, R. [7374] Cameroon K002919329 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [8071] Angola K002919337 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [10242] Liberia K002919155 Yes
Stanfield, D.P. [163] Nigeria K002919179 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [2298] Nigeria K002919176 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [4879] Angola K002919354 Yes
Daramola, B.O. [FHI55533] Nigeria K002919182 Yes
Deighton [3796] Sierra Leone K002919160 Yes
Van Meer, P.P.C. [465] Liberia K002919166 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [6261] Liberia K002919157 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [5273] Sierra Leone K002919151 Yes
Stanfield, D.P. [163] Nigeria K:SPC-18227.000 No
Deighton, F.C. [3796] Sierra Leone K002919161 Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n. ] Liberia K002919167 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [3796] Sierra Leone K:SPC-17120.000 No
Daramola; Osanyinlusi [DO.17] Nigeria K002919183 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [5273] Sierra Leone K002919149 Yes
Cameroon Trachyphrynium violaceum K:SPC-66396.000 No

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