Family:
Marantaceae R.Br.
Genus:
Hypselodelphys (K.Schum.) Milne-Redh.

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

This species is accepted, and its native range is W. Central Tropical Africa.

[FWTA]

Marantaceae, F. N. Hepper. Flora of West Tropical Africa 3:1. 1968

Morphology General Habit
A bamboo-like plant in forest.

Native to:

Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Zaïre

Hypselodelphys zenkeriana (K.Schum.) Milne-Redh. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1990 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [9596], Cameroon K000541898 No
Jan 1, 1990 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [9596], Cameroon K000541895 No
Zenker, G.A. [1223], Cameroon K000099674 Unknown type material Yes

First published in Kew Bull. 5: 161 (1950)

Accepted by

  • 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.
  • 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.

Literature

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Koechlin in Fl. Cam. 4: 109, t. 22.
  • in Kew Bull. 5: 161 (1950)

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.
  • 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.

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