Moraceae
Trilepisium

Trilepisium madagascariense DC.

First published in Prodr. 2: 639 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa to Limpopo, Madagascar. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zaïre

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.
  • Berg, C.C. & Hijman, M.E.E. (1989). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Moraceae: 1-95.
  • Castle, G.E. (1994). Flore des Seychelles Dicotylédones: 1-663. Orstom Editions.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe. Bothalia, A Journal of Botanical Research 41: 41-82.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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].
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Launert, E. & Cope, G.V. (eds.) (1991). Flora Zambesiaca 9(6): 1-135. 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 30: 1-307.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Velayos, M., Barberá, P., Cabezas, F.J., de la Estrella, M., Fero, M. & Aedo, C. (2014). Checklist of the vascular plants of Annobón (Equatorial Guinea). Phytotaxa 171: 1-78.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe. Bothalia, A Journal of Botanical Research 41: 41-82.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2008 Cheek, M. [13651] Cameroon K000580337 No
Mar 1, 2008 Cheek, M. [13413] Cameroon K000580336 No
Jun 1, 2006 Etuge, M. [5294] Cameroon K000339874 No
Sep 1, 2004 Rønsted, N. [206] Cameroon K000339875 No
Sep 1, 2004 Rønsted, N. [218 B] Cameroon K000339915 No
Jun 1, 2002 Cheek, M. [9293] Cameroon K000026732 Yes
Jun 1, 2002 Lane, P. [293] Cameroon K000026730 No
May 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [1543] Cameroon K000027249 No
Jan 1, 1987 Etuge, M. [408] Cameroon K000181758 No
Jan 1, 1977 Horne [417] Seychelles K000243475 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Horne [417] Seychelles K000243476 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Maitland, T.D. [186] Cameroon K000181759 No
Jan 1, 1977 Maitland, T.D. [186] Cameroon K000181760 No
Jan 1, 1977 Mildbraed, G., W. J. [10592] Cameroon K000181761 No
Jan 1, 1977 Boivin K000243474 Type Yes
Rosevear, D.R. [C4] Nigeria K004531569 Yes
Symington, C.F. [FHI4103] Nigeria K004531568 Yes
Lowe, J. [4369] K004531572 Yes
Lawton, R.M. [1835] Nigeria K004531574 Yes
Ajayi, M.O. [FHI27237] Nigeria K004531566 Yes
Darbyshire, I.; Shah; Surgenor; Atem; Nana; Nukam [417] Cameroon K000875961 Yes
Matimele, H.; Osborne, J. [SOC C1 T002] Mozambique K000569837 Yes
Chevalier, A. [20.990] Guinea K000243473 Lectotype Yes
Chapman, J.D. [5234] Nigeria K004531556 Yes
Leal, M.E. [152] Gabon K001562478 Yes
Cheek, M. [14322] Cameroon K001518987 No
Chapman, J.D. [3837] Nigeria K004531555 Yes
Timberlake, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000614715 No
Catterall, R. [54] Nigeria K004531570 Yes
Dunlap [247B] Cameroon K000181725 No
Thomas, D.W. [10453] Cameroon K000745786 No
Bernardi, L. [8798] Nigeria K004531561 Yes
Bernardi, L. [8746] Nigeria K004531562 Yes
Chapman, J.D. [4564] Nigeria K004531553 Yes
Kennedy, J.D. [566] Nigeria K004531558 Yes
{FG/ Ubogu} [FHI7174] Nigeria K004531565 Yes
{Okafor; Others} [FHI47968] Nigeria K004531563 Yes
Timberlake, J. [4921] Mozambique K000545271 No
Richard, A. [403] Madagascar K000618259 Yes
Kennedy, J.D. [566] Nigeria K004531559 Yes
Chapman, J.D. [4248] Nigeria K004531552 Yes
Daramola, B.O. [31] Nigeria K004531573 Yes
Elad, M. [93] Cameroon K000580486 No
Onochie, C.F.A. [FHI19735] Nigeria K004531567 Yes
Timberlake, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000614497 No
Chapman, J.D. [4886] Nigeria K004531554 Yes
MacGregor, W.D. [568] Nigeria K004531557 Yes
Binuyo, A. [FHI41215] Nigeria K004531571 Yes
Lowe, J. [4563] K004531564 Yes
Kennedy, J.D. [1681] Nigeria K004531560 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1096] Kenya Bosqueia phoberos K:SPC-13153.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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