Family:
Pandaceae Engl. & Gilg
Genus:
Panda Pierre

Panda oleosa Pierre

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

[FWTA]

Pandaceae, Hutchinson and Dalziel. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1:2. 1958

Morphology General Habit
An understorey forest tree, up to 60 ft. or more high
Morphology General Bark
Slashed bark mottled pink and purple
Note
Dioecious
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers red or purplish
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescences often in axils of fallen leaves
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruits green.

Native to:

Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Zaïre

Panda oleosa Pierre appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1995 Akogo, M. [145], Cameroon K000011471 No
Jan 1, 1995 Watts, J. [798], Cameroon K000011472 No
Maitland, T.D. [474], Cameroon K000181298 No
Maitland, T.D. [628], Cameroon K000181299 No
Klaine, R.P. [113], Gabon K000362586 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [474], Cameroon K000181297 No

First published in Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 1255 (1896)

Accepted by

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Harris, D.J. (2002). The vascular plants of the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo) Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.
  • 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.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Literature

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Aubrév. Fl. For. C. Iv. 1: 300, t. 120
  • Chev. Bot. 612
  • Kennedy For. Fl. S. Nig. 143.
  • Pierre in Bull. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 1255 (1896).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Harris, D.J. (2002). The vascular plants of the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • 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.

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