Sapindaceae
Eriocoelum

Eriocoelum racemosum Baker

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 427 (1868)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Meyer, F.K. (2011). Beiträge zur Flora von Albanien. Haussknechtia, Beih. 15: 1-220.
  • 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

  • (?) Chev. Bot. 154, partly
  • F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 1: 502, partly
  • Radlk. in Engl. Pflanzenr. Sapindac. 1152.
  • in F.T.A. 1: 427 (1868)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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].
  • Meyer, F.K. (2011). Beiträge zur Flora von Albanien. Haussknechtia, Beih. 15: 1-220.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.

Kew Plants for Health

  • "UPWTA (Burkill, 2025)"
  • "World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)"
  • MPNS Import

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2003 Etuge, M.; Cheek; Epie; Sowah; Nkwelle; Njume [4447] Cameroon K000197961 Yes
Van Harten, A.M. Liberia K004642395 Yes
Baldwin Jr., J.T. Liberia K004642403 Yes
Barker, A. Liberia K004642402 Yes
Louis, A.M. Gabon K004642427 Yes
Baldwin Jr., J.T. Liberia K004642399 Yes
Linder, D.H. Liberia K004642393 Yes
Cooper, G.P. Liberia K004642392 Yes
Baldwin Jr., J.T. Liberia K004642406 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. Liberia K004642397 Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Liberia K000426382 Unknown Type Material Yes
Linder, D.H. Liberia K004642394 Yes
Baldwin Jr., J.T. Liberia K004642404 Yes
Louis, A.M.; Breteler, F.J.; de Bruijn, J. Gabon K004642426 Yes
Baldwin Jr., J.T. Liberia K004642405 Yes
Baldwin Jr., J.T. Liberia K004642398 Yes
Mann, G. [807] Sierra Leone K000426384 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mann, G. [807] Sierra Leone K000426383 Unknown Type Material Yes
de Wilde, J.J.F.E. Cameroon K004642428 Yes
de Wilde, J.J.F.E. Cameroon K004642429 Yes
Van Harten, A.M. Liberia K004642396 Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Liberia K000426381 Unknown Type Material 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/

  • 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