Sapindaceae
Allophylus

Allophylus spicatus (Poir.) Radlk.

First published in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(5): 312 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • 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].
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Aubrév. Fl. For. C. Iv. 2: 182
  • F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 1: 500, partly
  • Fl. For. Soud.-Guin. 390.
  • Pflanzenr. 528
  • in E. & P. Pflanzenfam. 3, 5: 313 (1895)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1972 Geerling, C.; Bokdam, J. [2619] Cote d'Ivoire K000384095 No
Jan 1, 1966 Wilde, W.J.J.O., de [763] Cote d'Ivoire K000384094 No
Aug 19, 1955 Warnecke [376] Togo K000426179 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 19, 1955 Warnecke [160] Togo K000426181 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 19, 1955 Warnecke [160] Togo K000426180 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sinsin, B. [3632] Benin K001562454 No
Irvine, F.R. [683] Ghana K000384105 No
Kitson, A. [720] Ghana K000384098 No
Aubréville, M. [2609] Cote d'Ivoire K000384096 No
Irvine, F.R. [683] Ghana K000384099 No
Ankrah, J.O. [501] Ghana K000384101 No
Adams, C.D. [4245] Ghana K000384097 No
Sihronen, J. [56] Burkina Faso K000211634 Yes
Irvine, F.R. [683] Ghana K000384100 No
Morton, J.K. [9228] Ghana K000384106 No

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

    • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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