Lecythidaceae
Rhaptopetalum

Rhaptopetalum beguei Mangenot

First published in Bull. Inst. Franç. Afrique Noire 19: 362 (1957)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Ivory Coast to SW. Ghana. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ghana, Ivory Coast

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Aké Assi, L. (2002). Flore de la Côte-d'Ivoire: catalogue systématique, biogéographie et écologie. II. Boissiera 58: 1-401.
  • Prance, G.T. & Jongkind, C.C.H. (2015). A revision of African Lecythidaceae. Kew Bulletin 70(1; 6): 1-68.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Aké Assi, L. (2002). Flore de la Côte-d'Ivoire: catalogue systématique, biogéographie et écologie. II. Boissiera 58: 1-401.
  • Prance, G.T. & Jongkind, C.C.H. (2015). A revision of African Lecythidaceae. Kew Bulletin 70(1; 6): 1-68.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Chevalier, A. [17095], Ivory Coast K000044846 No
Chevalier, A. [17449], Ivory Coast K000044847 No
Chevalier, A. [17029], Ivory Coast K000044848 No
Enti, A.A. [FH6720], Ghana K000044849 No
Hall, J.B. [GC44742], Ghana K000044850 No
Akpabla, G.K. [814], Ghana K000044851 No
Akpabla, G.K. [814], Ghana K000044852 No
Kitson, A.E. [1020], Ghana K000044853 No
Hepper, F.N. [7460], Ghana K000044854 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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 2023. 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 2023. 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