Urticaceae
Myrianthus

Myrianthus libericus Rendle

First published in J. Bot. 53: 354 (1915)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Congo. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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].
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • 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.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Aubrév. Fl. For. C. Iv. 1: 46, t. 9 A.
  • —F.T.A. 6, 2: 236

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Small, D. [802] Sierra Leone K000044568 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [3572] Sierra Leone K000044573 Yes
Thomas, D.W. [3438] Sierra Leone K000044567 Yes
Marmo, V. [131] Sierra Leone K000044570 Yes
Morton, J.K. [A463] Ghana K000044549 Yes
Morton, J.K.; Jarr [SL3270] Sierra Leone K000044569 Yes
Linder, D.H. [742] Liberia K000044564 Yes
Vigne, C. [1388] Ghana K000044554 Yes
Bernardi, L. [8636] Cote d'Ivoire K000044558 Yes
Roberty, G. [15463] Cote d'Ivoire K000044557 No
Deighton, F.C. [1699] Sierra Leone K000044572 Yes
Deaw, J. [325] Ghana K000044550 Yes
Cooper, G.P. [128] Liberia K000044559 Yes
Vigne, C. [942] Ghana K000044548 Yes
Vigne, C. [942] Ghana K000044547 Yes
Bamps, P. [1915] Cote d'Ivoire K000044556 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [2722] Sierra Leone K000044566 Yes
Chevalier, A. [16276] Cote d'Ivoire K000044565 Yes
Bamps, P. [2407] Cote d'Ivoire K000044555 Yes
Cooper, G.P. [285] Liberia K000044560 Yes
Chipp, T.F. [229] Ghana K000044546 Yes
Harley, G.W. [s.n.] Liberia K000044563 Yes
Harley, G.W. [s.n.] Liberia K000044562 Yes
Garnier, P. [s.n.] Cote d'Ivoire K000044551 No
Garnier, P. [B] Cote d'Ivoire K000044552 Yes
Garnier, P. [B] Cote d'Ivoire K000044553 Yes
Unurim; Smythe [2] Sierra Leone K000243509 Syntype Yes
Jaeger, P. [9062] Sierra Leone K000044561 Yes
Cole, E.A. [102] Sierra Leone K000044571 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. 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