Arecaceae
Hyphaene

Hyphaene guineensis Schumach. & Thonn.

First published in H.C.F.Schumacher, Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 445 (1827)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Angola. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Cabinda, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Togo, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 21, 2004 Thomas [s.n.], Gabon K000209662 No
Sep 21, 2004 Van Valkenburg [2512], Gabon K000209663 No
Jan 1, 2003 Van Valkenburg [2514 A], Gabon K000208509 No
Jan 1, 2003 Van Valkenburg [2514 B], Gabon K000208511 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0