Sapindaceae
Eriocoelum

Eriocoelum kerstingii Gilg ex Engl.

First published in H.G.A.Engler & C.G.O.Drude, Veg. Erde 9(III 2): 282 (1921)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to NW. Uganda. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, DR Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan, Togo, Uganda

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.
  • 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.
  • Davies, F.G. & Verdcourt, B. (1998). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Dodonaea: 1-108.
  • Exell, A.W. (1973). Angiosperms of the islands of the gulf of Guinea (Fernando Po, Príncipe, S.Tomé, and Annobon). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Botany 4: 325-411.
  • 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. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS Genera starting with letter E-F: 1-50919.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Aubrév Fl. For. Soud.-Guin. 386
  • Aubrév. Fl. For. C. Iv. 2: 186
  • Pflanzenw. Afr. 3, 2: 282, fig. 136 (1921)
  • Radlk. in Engl. Pflanzenr. Sapindac. 1153, fig. 34
  • not of Kennedy For. Fl. S. Nig. 184

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • Davies, F.G. & Verdcourt, B. (1998). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Dodonaea: 1-108.
  • Exell, A.W. (1973). Angiosperms of the islands of the gulf of Guinea (Fernando Po, Príncipe, S.Tomé, and Annobon). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Botany 4: 325-411.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.

Kew Plants for Health

  • "World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)"

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • El Amin, Trees & Shrubs Sudan: 329 (1990).
  • Engl., Die Vegetation Der Erde, IX, Pflanzenwelt Afrikas 1: 786, fig. 663 (1910), nom. nud.
  • Engl., Die Vegetation Der Erde, IX, Pflanzenwelt Afrikas 3(2): 282, fig. 136 (1921)
  • F. W. Andr., The Flowering Plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 2: 340 (1952).
  • Fouilloy & Hallé in Fl. Cameroun 16: 174, t. 41/1–5 (1973)
  • Fouilloy & Hallé in Fl. Gabon 23: 174, t. 41/1–5 (1973).
  • Hauman in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 9: 324 (1960).
  • Hutch. & Dalz., Flora of West Tropical Africa 1: 502 (1928).
  • Keay in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 724 (1958).
  • Radlk. in A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich IV, 165: 1153, fig. 34 (1933).
  • W.J. Eggeling, Indigenous Trees of the Uganda Protectorate, ed. 2: 379 (1952).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2023 Bidault, E.; Diabaté, M.; Simbiano, F.J.; Konaté, L. [6003] Guinea K001970369 No
Jan 1, 2022 Rieder, C.; Camara, M. [150] Guinea K000010572 No
Jan 1, 2022 Rieder, C.; Camara, M. [333] Guinea K000010782 No
Harley, W.J. Liberia K004642334 Yes
Osborne, J. [104] Cameroon K000341306 Yes
Konomou, G.; Guilavogui, K.; Camara, M. [851] Guinea K001310544 Yes
Konomou, G.; Balde, A. [728] Guinea K001310537 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. Benin K004642340 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. K004642438 Yes
Baldwin Jr., J.T. Liberia K004642332 Yes
Santo, E. Guinea-Bissau K004642329 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Sanogo, S. Mali K004642327 Yes
Baldwin Jr., J.T. Liberia K004642333 Yes
Lebrun, J.A. Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004642446 Yes
Kersting [A257] Togo K000426385 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomas, D.W. [3365] Cameroon K000093389 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. Chad K004642437 Yes
Letouzy, R. Cameroon K004642444 Yes
Sinsin, B.; Agbani, P.; Yédomonhan, H. Benin K004642339 Yes
Kersting [a.518.] Togo K000426386 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mildbraed, G.W.J. Cameroon K004642434 Yes
s.coll. Guinea K004642335 Yes
Joaquim Viegas da Graça Espirito Santo Guinea K004642330 Yes
Enti, A.A. Ghana K004642336 Yes
Hooper, O.; Couch, C.; Fofana, F.; Balde, A.; Koulipye, M. [931] Guinea K000569938 Yes
Konomou, G.; Guilavogui, K. [859] Guinea K001187807 Yes
Balde, A. [1005] Guinea K001187889 Yes
Mildbraed, G.W.J. Cameroon K004642433 Yes
[C. Vigue] K004642337 Yes
Magaji, S.O.; Tuley, P. Nigeria K004642341 Yes
Breteler, F.J. Cameroon K004642443 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. K004642439 Yes
Chapman, J.D. Nigeria K004642342 Yes
Breteler, F.J.; Caballé, G.; Issembé, A.; Moussavou, J.M.; Pascal, O. Gabon K004642445 Yes
Breteler, F.J. Cameroon K004642441 Yes
Mildbraed, G.W.J. Cameroon K004642436 Yes
Mildbraed, G.W.J. Cameroon K004642435 Yes
[P.A. Sclicifer] Togo K004642338 Yes
Letouzy, R. Cameroon K004642440 Yes
Magaji, S.O.; Tuley, P. Nigeria K004642343 Yes
Verheyen; De Witte [3778] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000426372 Type Yes
Breteler, F.J. Cameroon K004642432 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde, J.J.F.E.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. Cameroon K004642442 Yes
Lisowski, S. Guinea K004642331 Yes
Lisowski, S. Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004642447 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
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  • 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
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. 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