Arecaceae
Oncocalamus

Oncocalamus mannii (H.Wendl.) H.Wendl.

First published in O.C.E.de Kerchove de Denterghem, Palmiers: 252 (1878)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Cameroon to Congo. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Couvreur, T.L.P. & Sunderland, T.C.H. (2022). Flore du Cameroun 44: 1-138. Ministère de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche scientifique (Mesres), Yaoundé.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in Kerch., Palm. 252. Calamus (Oncocalamus) mannii Wendl. in Trans. Linn. Soc. 24: 436, tt. 41, 43 (1864).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Sunderland, T.C.H. (2012). A taxonomic revision of the rattans of Africa (Arecaceae: Calamoideae). Phytotaxa 51: 1-76.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 9, 2009 Moutsamboté, J.-M. [6298] Congo, Republic of the K000617359 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Mann, G. [1044(A)] Gabon K000321005 Type Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Bililong; Bullock [351] Cameroon K000520014 Yes
Jan 31, 2000 Sunderland, T.C.H.; Dinga Njingum [1888] Cameroon K000520032 Yes
Jan 31, 2000 Sunderland, T.C.H.; Dinga Njingum; Crisantos Obama [1919] Equatorial Guinea K000520015 Yes
Jan 31, 2000 Sunderland, T.C.H.; Dinga Njingum; Crisantos Obama [1902] Equatorial Guinea K000520016 Yes
Jan 31, 2000 Sunderland, T.C.H.; Dinga Njingum [1790] Cameroon K000520023 Yes
Jun 15, 1999 Sunderland, T.C.H.; Dinga Njingum; Crisantos Obama [1916] Equatorial Guinea K000520022 Yes
Jun 15, 1999 Sunderland, T.C.H. [1923] Equatorial Guinea K:SPC-64227.000 No
Jun 15, 1999 Sunderland, T.C.H.; Dinga Njingum [1929] Cameroon K000520026 Yes
Jun 15, 1999 Sunderland, T.C.H.; Dinga Njingum; Crisantos Obama [1796] Equatorial Guinea K000520027 Yes
Jun 15, 1999 Sunderland, T.C.H. [1903] Equatorial Guinea K:SPC-62147.000 No
Jun 15, 1999 Sunderland, T.C.H. [1916] Equatorial Guinea K:SPC-64213.000 No
Jun 15, 1999 Sunderland, T.C.H.; Dinga Njingum; Crisantos Obama [1923] Equatorial Guinea K000520049 Yes
Jun 15, 1999 Sunderland, T.C.H.; Dinga Njingum; Crisantos Obama [1921] Equatorial Guinea K000520021 Yes
Jun 15, 1999 Sunderland, T.C.H. [1923] Equatorial Guinea K:SPC-64208.000 No
Jun 15, 1999 Sunderland, T.C.H.; Dinga Njingum [1765] Cameroon K000520025 Yes
Jun 15, 1999 Sunderland, T.C.H.; Dinga Njingum [1768] Cameroon K000520028 Yes
Jun 15, 1999 Sunderland, T.C.H. [1796] Equatorial Guinea K:SPC-70050.000 No
Jun 15, 1999 Sunderland, T.C.H.; Dinga Njingum; Crisantos Obama [1908] Equatorial Guinea K000520030 Yes
Jun 15, 1999 Sunderland, T.C.H. [1793] Equatorial Guinea K:SPC-62146.000 No
Jun 15, 1999 Sunderland, T.C.H.; Dinga Njingum [1887] Cameroon K000520024 Yes
Jun 15, 1999 Sunderland, T.C.H.; Dinga Njingum [1769] Cameroon K000520020 Yes
Jun 15, 1999 Sunderland, T.C.H. [1921] Equatorial Guinea K:SPC-64226.000 No
Jun 15, 1999 Sunderland, T.C.H.; Njingum, D. [1887] Cameroon K:SPC-64228.000 No
Jun 15, 1999 Sunderland, T.C.H.; Njingum, D. [1768] Cameroon K:SPC-70049.000 No
Jun 15, 1999 Sunderland, T.C.H. [1908] Equatorial Guinea K:SPC-64215.000 No
Jun 15, 1999 Sunderland, T.C.H.; Dinga Njingum; Crisantos Obama [1903] Equatorial Guinea K000520017 Yes
Jun 15, 1999 Sunderland, T.C.H. [1923] Equatorial Guinea K:SPC-64209.000 No
Jun 15, 1999 Sunderland, T.C.H. [1768] Cameroon K:SPC-64212.000 No
Jun 15, 1999 Sunderland, T.C.H. [1908] Equatorial Guinea K:SPC-64216.000 No
Jun 15, 1999 Sunderland, T.C.H.; Dinga Njingum; Crisantos Obama [1793] Equatorial Guinea K000520029 Yes
Jun 15, 1999 Sunderland, T.C.H.; Dinga Njingum; Crisantos Obama [1900] Equatorial Guinea K000520031 Yes
Jun 1, 1975 Otedoh, M.; Tuley, P. [7261] Nigeria K000522442 Yes
Tuley [1078] Nigeria K000522443 Yes
Van Valkenburg; Tunderland, T.C.H. [2633] Gabon K000208503 Yes
Sunderland, T.C.H [s.n.] Cameroon K:SPC-74665.000 No
van Valkenburg, J.; Degreef, J.; Azizet Issembé, Y.; Boussiengui, J-N. [3141] Gabon K000986838 Yes
Couvreur, T.L.P.; Sonke, B., Faye, A., Kamdem, G.N. [370] Cameroon K000707286 Yes
Couvreur, T.L.P.; Sonke, B., Faye, A., Kamdem, G.N. [381] Cameroon K000707295 Yes
Couvreur, T.L.P.; Sonke, B., Faye, A., Kamdem, G.N. [367] Cameroon K000707283 Yes
Tuley [1078] Nigeria K000522444 Yes
Mann, G. [1044] Gabon K000321007 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mann, G. [1044] Gabon K000321006 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tuley [1078] Nigeria K000522445 Yes
Van Valkenburg; Sosef, M.S.M.; Versteegh, C.; Mayombo, J. [2503] Gabon K000209668 Yes
Gossweiler [H1039/24] Congo, Republic of the Oncocalamus acanthocnemis K000520007 Yes

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/

  • 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 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